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Prince Carol, abdicated heir to the Rumanian throne, asked his onetime wife, Princess Helen, how she would feel if he returned home. Said she: "I have no objection."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 24, 1930 | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

Added to this, there is the further objection that too many questions of this sort lend themselves particularly to cramming methods. Judicious tutoring immediately before this examination would have armed the student with enough factual knowledge to enable him to give the impression that he knows his subject but that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FROM SCYLLA TO CHARYBDIS | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

Elsewhere in this column there is a copy of an Hour Examination given in English 72 last Friday. The usual objection that examinations are mere regurgitation of facts is totally out of place in this instance. To the contrary, the questions under present consideration are excellent examples of the so...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FROM SCYLLA TO CHARYBDIS | 3/24/1930 | See Source »

In the House of Commons last week, a bill was introduced to prohibit stag hunting in England. John Alexander Lovat-Fraser, 62-year-old Laborite, representing the Lichfield Division of Staffordshire, a member of the National Council of Maternity and Child Welfare, contended that his bill would end "a practice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Stag Hunting | 3/17/1930 | See Source »

Then arose complaints from theatre managers who were paying high prices to have Amos 'n' Andy appear in person (Publix Theatres paid the pair $6,500 weekly). They averred that the radio scheme permitted their competitors to present Amos 'n' Andy practically without cost. Last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amos 'n' Andy | 3/3/1930 | See Source »

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