Word: problem
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Baldwin next week the plan of placing British naval bases at the disposal of American warships; a proposal which, if carried out, will deeply affect the present position of the United States at the Naval Conference. The American fleet, especially in the Pacific, has to contend with the important problem of few bases at great distances from one another; consequently, the United States' representatives at the Conference have insisted on battleships of 35,000 tons with sufficient fuel-carrying capacity for long cruises, owing to this lack of bases. Great Britain, with many bases dotting the Mediterranean...
...problem of the "have" and "have not" countries, as Mr. Frank Simonds used to call them, is fundamental. As long as there are nations in the world which do not possess natural resources or sufficient land to feed their populations, while at the same time other nations have more than enough of both, world peace is an unattainable goal. Slowly but surely educated people all over the world are coming around to Mr. Simonds idea of redistribution. Naturally this proposal will meet with ever stiffening resistance, particularly in the "have" countries such as Great Britain and France, but the idea...
...Student Council investigation committees, one looking into the general subject of Scholarships and the other into Employment integration, were combined under the co-chairmanship of Raymond Dennett '36 and John B. Bowditch '37. This joint committee will issue a report on the combined problem of scholarships, student employment, beneficiary aid, and loans at the end of the month...
...Plimpton will be in charge of all undergraduate and graduate employment, and a new administration machine will be built up in the next year. On the question of scholarships, the committee will take up the problem of small and large awards, methods of administration, definition of financial need, and other questions...
...This problem cries for attention. Education at Harvard loses an astounding and lamentable percentage of effectiveness through an omission which, unlike most difficulties in education, permits of an obvious cure. Responsibility for correction rests squarely with the faculty...