Word: programming
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Despite the amount of effort that has been expended upon the traffic problem it must be recognized by any sincere student that we are now familiar with only the rudiments of cause and effect in traffic operations. A much broader program of scientific research is required from Federal, State, local and academic agencies, which have already made important contributions...
...research program of the Harvard Bureau has differed in one respect from that conducted by others. While the safety factor has always been recognized as the most important part of the problem, the Harvard bureau has been equally interested in the factor of congestion as it affects the fullest and most efficient use of automotive transportation. Thus, much of its research energy has been and will continue to be devoted to a study of the "business" aspects of street and highway transport. This is especially demonstrated in its studies of new and more efficient types of street construction which...
...matter how valid research conclusions may be, they are impotent unless they are applied. This application can come only through minds that are trained in sound methods and practical application. Thus, as a part of its "scientific approach" the Bureau has emphasized its training program...
Through the grants of the Automotive Foundation this program has been refined and expanded to a point commensurate with current requirements. The fifteenth annual fellowships have drawn the best young engineering brains from all parts of the country into traffic engineering and administration. These men are then returned to administrative positions where they can give practical effect to the principles they have learned and where they may in turn become practical teachers of their administrative associates. Twenty-seven students graduated by the Harvard Bureau all held important traffic control positions, justifying the belief that American cities and states are eager...
...Voto, whose general topic will be "The American Historical Novel" was chosen by the committee on the extracurricular reading program in American History. Scheduled for December 6, 8, and 10, the three addresses will be open to all members of the University and to the general public...