Word: present
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first of the two possibilities for an immediate peace, according to Professor Elliott, would be an overwhelming victory for Hitler in an air vs. navy battle. The second occasion would present itself if, upon repeal of the arms embargo act, Italy were to line up with the Allies, and Russia and Japan were to remain inactive in the event of a pitched battle...
Professor Elliott based his belief that the war would be long and drawn out on the fact that England must fight the battle out or be crippled as an Empire. A truce at present would consolidate the Italian and German position in Europe. Furthermore, he added, such a peace would be disastrous for this country...
...promotions to the existing number of vacancies in the associate professor rank, the memorandum argues that the Administration "computed the vacancies which would arise in the next ten years, and agreed that the Departments should enter their assistant professors in competition for them now. Obviously this put the present assistant professors in a favored position...
Through the generously and interest of the editors of Time, this 29-page collection of articles giving a factual background for the present. European and Asiatic conflicts is made available to Harvard undergraduates and faculty...
...letter to a University official Fletcher Briggs announced that he was taking a "vacation" in Cambridge and would do no tutoring for the present. Briggs was formerly a Harvard instructor in German and has been tutoring privately for the past eleven years...