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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Treasury last week felt the pinch of a tight money market. To borrow $400,000,000 for nine months, it prepared to pay a higher interest rate- 5⅛% - than at any time in the last eight years. For the first time in an even longer period the Treasury's quarterly financing interest rate was above the Federal Reserve bank rediscount rate (5%). A year ago a similar loan was put out by the U. S. at 3⅞% whereas in 1924 the Government was able to procure money in the public market at 2¾%. The highest...
Bron. Information on Board Chairman Bron's pre-Soviet period is extremely vague, inasmuch as very few of the individuals now prominent in Russia were famed members of Tsaristic society. He was born in the Ukraine, studied at Zurich and Kiev (he is a Doctor of Philosophy), taught school. He emerged from Revolutionary chaos as Minister of Foreign Trade for the Ukraine (1917-22). He has served on the Supreme Economic Council and has been Amtorg's chairman since 1927. Trader Bron is married, has two children, lives in Manhattan...
...from prosperous has been the U. S. Hide & Leather industry during the first quarter of 1929. Hides would sell at 19½?, then would come a period of stagnation, then trading would reopen at 16½?. there would be another stagnant period, then another reopening at 15½?. It was like a Wheat Market which opened only one day a week, and a falling market in which lack of continuous trading made it difficult to get out from under on future contracts that would result in a loss...
This privilege will continue to be offered all Faculty members and their guests, according to Professor Grandgent, during the period when the new construction prevents the use of the present property. Upon payment of the sum of $10.00 all Faculty members will be entitled to the full use of the Union with its pool rooms, barber shop, library and living room as well as entertainment while the two rooms reserved this year for the Colonial Club will continue to be set aside for their exclusive use next year...
Modern European History will be the subject of two courses by Professor William E. Lingelbach, of the University of Pennsylvania, and in his course on the most recent period he will discuss such topics as the peace treaties, the League of Nations, Republican Germany, Soviet Russia, Nationalist Turkey, Italy and Fascism, War Debts and reparations. A notable opportunity to obtain the best European judgment on psychological problems of the mentally deficient and child guidance is offered through the courses to be given by Dr. Leonhard Seif, Director of the Seminar for Individual Psychology and Child Guidance Clinic in Munich, Germany...