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And as for the future? It would seem best to abolish elections positively and definitely. There will probably be attempts to revive them in some form or other-one proposal being that the Yardlings should elect their Jubilee and Smoker Chairmen, these men to perform a definite function. This eliminates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN MANDATE | 3/21/1939 | See Source »

Main obstacle to Engineer Miller's complete conquest of U. S. radio is the fixed belief in the radio business that the listening public, conditioned to "live" shows, will never learn to respect recorded entertainment. But Engineer Miller is old enough (48) to remember a similar objection 30 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Miller's Way | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

Against these proposals, it may be argued that set rules of tenure lessen the University's bargaining power and that professorial competition detracts from the dignity of that exalted calling. But the increased security provided the younger members of the Faculty more than balances the first objection, and the second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECURITY AND COMPETITION | 3/9/1939 | See Source »

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Is there objection? The chair hears none. . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Without Jazz | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

The reasons: 1) dislike for school; 2) unhappy home conditions; 3) evil associates, encountered in dance halls, skating rinks, "cellar" clubs; 4) delusions of persecution; 5) illusions fostered by cheap novels, movies, fan magazines; 6) clashing of new and old world customs in families of foreign parentage; 7) misplaced confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Why Girls Leave Home | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

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