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...Ulrich Petersen, a mineralogist and mining geologist from La Oroya, Peru, will join the Faculty July 1 as lecturer on geology...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Geologist Appointed | 2/25/1963 | See Source »

Yale is being forced to offer the M.A. according to J. Petersen Elder. Dean of the Graduate School, because, unlike Harvard, it has no middle level courses which are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Yale's policy will allow advanced standing seniors to enter upper level graduate courses while retaining their undergraduate status...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Won't Offer A.P. Students M.A. Degree Despite Yale Decision | 11/17/1962 | See Source »

Plop, Plop. Small businessmen find they have little to fear from the corporate Goliaths. "General Electric and Westinghouse," says Donald Petersen, "have to spend $1,000,000 to set up a production line. They have to have those appliances coming off the end, plop, plop, in pastel blue and pastel yellow. Then they have to spend $3,000,000 to advertise and convince the homeowner he should buy in pastel blue or pastel yellow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of Business: The New Horatio Algers | 11/16/1962 | See Source »

Small businessmen have more to fear from speculators who prey on them when they are desperate for capital. Says Petersen: "There are always some people who say 'Look, I'll put up $100,000 or so. You take 49% of the action and everything will be fine.' " The young small businessman is torn between his need for more money and loyalty to original investors; often he takes the cash and loses control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of Business: The New Horatio Algers | 11/16/1962 | See Source »

...heats, the winner is decided in a runoff), and no betting is allowed. Even without betting, feeling runs high-and last week the 90° temperature, heavy humidity and the luck of the draw helped add to the tension as post time approached. The heavy favorite, Andrew C. Petersen's bay colt A.C.'s Viking, had drawn a wicked post position: No. 15, far from the rail in the second tier of horses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Star over Da Quoin | 9/7/1962 | See Source »

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