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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...agreement. The operators of the South and Southwest, who in years past have worsted the United Mine Workers, stood out against the change, maintained that higher freight rates from their mines necessitated lower wages. The Alabama operators even went so far as to shut down their mines to obtain a temporary injunction against the new NRA regulation on the grounds that General Johnson's amendments were "discriminatory and confiscatory." Last week NRA held hearings in Washington to give the dissenting operators a chance to put their case. The hearings also gave John L. Lewis a national forum where with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Coal Demosthenes | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

Whether or not the individual enjoys this course depends almost entirely upon himself and his own tastes. It is not a hard course to pass, but a decent amount of application is needed to obtain honor grades...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

...students who are taking those examinations are entered at the Office as excused, but no notice is sent to the instructor. If you have missed written work, or for any other reason wish to present an excuse to the instructor, please report at once at University 4 and obtain at the Information Desk an excuse card to present to the instructor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schedules of General and Honors Examinations Announced With Major Innovation in Conduct of Four Divisionals | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

Such a stiffening of requirements is highly advisable and should set a precedent for other departments. Under present conditions it is in many cases easier to obtain a master's degree than a bachelor's degree with honors. Men coming from other colleges can obtain an A.M., and with it the prestige of a Harvard degree, and yet not have as complete a mastery or understanding of the field as a Harvard student who has obtained his A.B. with honors. For this reason an A.M. from Harvard is losing the importance it should have in academic circles. By requiring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MASTER'S DEGREE | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

...forestall this situation, the CRIMSON feels called upon to make a pertinent suggestion about this time every year. With a little judicious "vagabonding," that is, sitting in on courses, an undergraduate can obtain this year, before it is too late, a very fair idea of what his prospective whole courses will be like. The custom is one that has always been popular, and has the most salutary effects for both student and professor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VAGABONDING | 4/21/1934 | See Source »

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