Word: obtaining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...college, in the last 23 years, has increased in numbers from 2,217 to, 390, the number of students in classical courses has decreased from 430 to 390 and their percentage in the college from 19.3 percent to 11.1 percent. Further, since these sadistic concerning classical students are obtained by adding the numbers of undergraduates registered in the courses, and since many students, undoubtedly, take several classical subjects in one year, the figures given above must be decreased at least one-third to obtain the approximate number of men actually taking such courses...
...rely on the tutors at all. In fact they would rather be left alone to pursue their studies and write their theses, with bibliographic guidance from tutors. Others, usually of the C plus or B ability, lack the initiative and depend a great deal on tutorial assistance to obtain their objective...
...regards the Department of Biology, I belive it is safe to say that with the recent introduction of research courses and Biology C the honors student is able to obtain the additional individual instruction which is suggested in statement 11, while the tutorial work is quite optional for those students only mildly interested in biology...
Henry Ford acted characteristically. Day after he shut his plants, the London Evening Standard published an interview with him, given by transatlantic telephone at 6 a. m. (Detroit time): "The actual truth is that certain bankers are trying to obtain control of the Ford concern. Certain of my competitors are operating against me, supported by these bankers, with the object of preventing another Ford car from leaving the factory. . . . They succeeded for a few hours. . . . I am going straight out now to clean up the whole affair...
...held that perhaps the Government would have to pay its obligations, already contracted, in the dollar of existing gold content but even that was regarded as doubtful. . . . If any such views are to obtain, may God have mercy upon the Secretary of the Treasury when he shall be compelled in a few months to refund $11,000,000,000 of government obligations...