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...welcome U.S. businesses. The war forced many a British firm to close; production of well-known brands was dropped in favor of munitions; manpower has been stretched to the breaking point. Said the Chamber: "In view of this, British manufacturers . . . naturally expect that they will be given time to re-establish themselves before new competitors are allowed in the field...
...urging U.S. participation in a permanent "international educational and cultural organization." Reassured, the U.S. delegation promptly took steps to restore the original provision to the charter. If it is shaped to the wishes of its House sponsor, South Dakota's Karl Mundt, the international organization will 1) help re-establish education in devastated countries, 2) advise on the re-education of the enemy, 3) promote exchange of students, teachers, materials, methods, 4) avoid propaganda and direct control of schools...
...Stock Exchange members last week were deeply shocked by a graver damage that war had done to Philippine business. Most businessmen were old, tired and shaken. There was no clear goal ahead, and many men wondered whether they would use the war damage reparations they will eventually collect to re-establish industry and plantations...
This new edition of the complete Margaret Hunt translation, revised and corrected by James Stern, should re-establish their reputation. Editor Stern has maintained a fastidious regard for the simplicity of the original, replacing "Thou mayst" with "you may" and never caviling at the robust bloodshed that originally accented most of the tales. Josef Scharl's imaginatively crude pen & ink decorations likewise serve to emphasize the primitive, rustic quality which the Grimms faithfully preserved...
Today, writes Dewey, "the attempt to re-establish linguistic skills and materials as the center of education, and to do it under the guise of 'education for freedom' or a 'liberal' education is directly opposed to all that democratic countries cherish as freedom. The idea that an adequate education of any kind can be obtained by means of a miscellaneous assortment of a hundred books, more or less, is laughable when viewed practically. A five-foot bookshelf for adults, to be read, reread, and digested at leisure throughout a lifetime, is one thing. Crowded into four...