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Deepening the present waterway from a 14-to a 27-foot minimum from the Atlantic through the Lakes would make it possible for all but battleships (which draw a minimum of 26 feet) to be built on the Lakes, once naval yards were constructed. But it would also mean deepening Lake harbors (estimated cost: by opponents, $250,000,000; by supporters, $10,000,000). Another difficulty is that for five winter months each year the Seaway is not navigable; warships completed in Lake yards during the winter would be locked in until the spring thaw. Said the New York Times...
Professor Merriam then proclaimed a 1940 Bill of Rights: "For everyone there should be equal access to minimum security and to the adventures of civilization; for everyone there should be food, shelter, clothing; for everyone there should be a job; for everyone there should be a guaranty of security against accident and disease; for everyone there should be a guaranteed education; for everyone there should be a guaranty of protection against old age; for everyone there should be an opportunity for recreation and cultural activities...
Three weeks ago, 250 members of the association met in the auditorium of Denver's Conoco (Continental Oil) Building, decided that 9% was too low. On a show of hands, only a few grocers confessed to operating costs of less than 14%, none to less than 12%. The minimum markup under the Unfair Practices Law was upped promptly to 12%, plus 2% for grocers with their own wholesale warehouses...
Since enrollment in the Mid-Year Session is restricted to 75 men the proportion of National Scholarship aid is roughly the same as in the Regular Session. The Scholarships will carry a minimum stipend of $1000 each. Men not qualifying for these scholarships may apply for a $300 Service Scholarship, of which there are six available, or to the Loan Fund, it was announced...
...Harvard Outing Club. Harvardian reserve permits the raising of this plan because to date every other college in the region has O. C's. And no visible obstacle except lack of inactive stands in the way. For skiing and hiking three sections especially could be exploited at a minimum cost, the O. C. using the already extant Youth Hostels, available for a dollar per head; around Plymouth, N. H., Stowe, Vt., and Putney School, southern Vermont. Here both the beginner, who longs for the graceful swells of a golf course, and the experienced-but-not-ski-team-material-individual, could...