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Dates: during 1920-1929
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None of the devices were entirely new. Many were improvements or modifications of older models. Most were things that alert businessmen already owned and up-and-coming executives planned to buy. Some of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: National Business Show | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

...Professor Clark pointed out several difficulties towards the establishment of this plan. "Many of the older faculty members," he said, "do not wish to give their time to instructing under graduates individually, and would strongly oppose the adoption of President Mason's reforms. At the same time, there are many students who come to college for a good time, with little interest in studies. This class, in addition to undergraduates who have not the initiative to work alone without assignments, will be entirely out of ploe under the proposed system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SEES DIFFICULTIES IN IDEAL COLLEGE | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

...Laylin 3L, who is chairman of the committee in charge of the first year clubs, has three types of clubs under his control. Some of the men have joined established clubs, others have formed new clubs which are literally adopted by the older clubs, and the rest are independent organizations. The Dean of the Law School appoints supervisors from the third year class, and assistant supervisors from the second year, to aid the last named group in their organization...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMES COMPETITION TO ENGAGE LAW FRESHMEN | 10/27/1927 | See Source »

There are 40 new first year clubs, and 38 that are members of established clubs. Of the new clubs 19 have been adopted by older clubs, while 21 are independent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMES COMPETITION TO ENGAGE LAW FRESHMEN | 10/27/1927 | See Source »

...finest tribute one university can extend another is in voluntarily subordinating its own pride of tradition in deference to what it considers a prior right. To the Indiana athletic authorities goes the credit for an action of this most graceful sort. Through their courtesy the older Crimson will appear on the field next Saturday. Indiana gains in popular acknowledgement of a thoughtful gesture, what she has willingly for saken of her own tradition. Harvard extends its admiration to a chivalrous rival...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SO SHINES A GOOD DEED | 10/26/1927 | See Source »

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