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...Fellows. In other words, when the plan is working at full capacity at least 1-5 of the College will be brilliant scholars, rating Group II or above. This put together with the greater amount of research planned should make Harvard a preeminent institution scholastically, and it should further outrank every other University in the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHERE TO HARVARD? | 5/20/1936 | See Source »

...When the stockholders reassembled, four Phelps Dodge directors were elected directors of United Verde, and Louis Shattuck Gates, president of Phelps Dodge, became president of United Verde. With United Verde's annual production capacity of 68,000 tons to add to its own 168,000, Phelps Dodge will outrank Anaconda Copper in size, become second biggest U. S. copper company. Biggest: Kennecott...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Copper Welding | 2/25/1935 | See Source »

Fuad the First would considerably outrank most Americans in official life, in education. He speaks three languages fluently. He is not overly fat but, like most Egyptians, is heavy according to American standards. He compares favorably with other rulers of the East and Near East in sagacity and desire to rule his subjects fairly. By your informant's own admission, the King has not had a free hand to do as he chose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 21, 1935 | 1/21/1935 | See Source »

...inconsistent and the first team succeeded in piercing the Bates line for only 12 yards in the first period. In the waning minutes of the first half, however, they riddled the Bobcats for 174 yards. Most of this yardage was a contribution of the second team, which seemed to outrank the A outfit on the ground. Harvard could not gain regularly through the boys from Lewiston, and Coach Casey will probably concentrate on running plays this week. On the offense Bates tacklers often sifted through the Harvard line and nabbed the runners from behind, but the Bobcats could make little...

Author: By O. F. Ingram, | Title: CRIMSON DEFEATS BATES ELEVEN IN ONE SIDED GAME | 10/9/1933 | See Source »

...none of which will perpetuate his memory as a national legislator. His only worthwhile committee is Appropriations and two other Democrats (Carter Glass and Kenneth McKellar) are in line ahead of him for the chair should the Senate go Democratic. On the Commerce Committee three Democrats. all his juniors, outrank him. At the last session his principal activity was government aid for cattle tick eradication and a merchant marine school at New Orleans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 12, 1932 | 9/12/1932 | See Source »

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