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...assistance than a diploma, and individual inclinations. Unless he happened to be especially fortunate in family connections, he was forced to accept the position that chance offered rather than take the time definitely to consider what fields might be most attractive and accessible. The new plan of the omnipotent panacea for this evil, but it does afford a means of eliminating useless hunting and the acceptance of "trial jobs". The statistics of available positions that Mr. Dwinnell and Mr. Myers intend to collect will give the Seniors some opportunity to consider conditions before making definite decisions with regard to their...
Several large investment firms try to calm the "little man", by offering him the eternal panacea that business must win. And the selling goes merrily on while quotations race unconcernedly to new lows Speculation still sits firmly in the saddle for "An ancient prejudice has been removed, American intelligence is on the exchange...
...sports in American universities is a favorite subject for the criticism of a small army of alarmists who are forever throwing their hands up in horror at the younger generation. They talk about the problem a great deal, but they never do anything about it. They offer no panacea...
...search for an educational panacea has brought forth such a variety of proposed cures that it is not to be wondered if the net result to the patient is little more than a confused state of mind. A galaxy of remedies ranging all the way from the Micklejohn experiment at Wisconsin to the House Plan at Yale and Harvard presents and array broad enough to convince the layman that all the best authorities are not agreed even to the point of diagnosis. But perhaps in the most recent recommendation -- that of Professor Henderson of Yale--there is a new note...
...ahead of Ohio there is no comparison. . . . The hours may be long and the pay small but [the textile industry] is a most highly competitive industry. There must be a profit in any industry or it will cease to exist. . . . Unionization is not the universal and complete panacea the American Federation of Labor would have you believe. Anyway, the unions aren't as strong as they used to be. . . . If the Southern textile owners and operators tie up with the labor unions, then they will see the textile industry move elsewhere, as it already moved once...