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...Officially the ruble is 5.3 to the dollar, but the diplomatic rate of 12 to the dollar is nearer its actual value...
Brunswick rents range from $25 to $80--suites on lower floors on inside courtyards renting more cheaply than those in outside corner positions. So a married veteran student, with his $90 per month subsistence from uncle Sam and, invariably, his wife's salary, manages to come nearer making both ends meet at the Brunswick...
Admittedly Soldiers Field and the Business School are a long way from the Yard, yet many commuters would prefer a routine 10-minute walk to the current matutinal scramble for places to park nearer their classes. Students living in the Houses or the Yard, on the other hand, should be particularly eager for a legal and dependable parking lot even at some distance, since they rely on their cars less for daily than for weekend travel. Whether run by the University or by a student group, an essential prerequisite for any such space is 24-hours-a-day supervision...
...brief: "....representing the undergraduates in University Hall, and.... sounded out University Hall ideas in the student body." Asked whether that made the Council a rubber stamp for University Hall, Axt remarked that the Administration was so anxious to follow student opinion on most issues that the opposite would be nearer the truth...
Elimination of required exercise for Sophomores as recommended by the Director of Athletics approached a step nearer reality as the Council, acting on a Dean's Office request, forwarded the opinion that the action would meet with student approval...