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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...read your account of Charles W. Morton's attack on the fraternity system at Williams College [TIME, Sept. 27]-and inferentially against the system in general-my immediate reaction was to diagnose his ... rehash of ancient and outmoded arguments against fraternities as a consequence of a recent attack of ulcers, a psychoneurotic ailment that brought to consciousness a childhood disappointment...
...Teatime Touch. With the benign air of the family's favorite aunt, florid, white-haired Party Chairman Lord Woolton rose on the flower-lined platform to announce good news. Conservative membership had risen from 1,200,000 to 2,250,000 from December 1947 to June 1948. Recent public opinion polls had shown that the Tories were ahead. But the delegates realized that they were still far from home. Said one: "The tide is turning. We must harness it to our projects." Said another: "But what are our projects...
...Evidence. If this evidence seemed a little thin, the government could also argue that the Apristas must have known that only a successful revolt could save them politically. In recent months, their power and prestige had slipped badly. For the impending elections to the Constituent Assembly, all other political groups had combined against them. Moreover, they were almost certain to be convicted of direct connection with the murder of La Prensa's right-wing Publisher Francisco Graña, shot down in front of his office. The Grana murder had been a political cause...
...Another recent change has been the formation of a partially civilian Board of Consultants, headed by Karl Compton, ex-president of M.I.T. After a study of the institution in 1945, this board submitted a report which concluded; "...the four years of college can best be devoted to education in the general fundamentals, enlargement of social vision, and development of cultural appreciation. Because of the variety of duties and of leadership which fall to the lot of the Army officer, to provide a foundation of this type of liberal education becomes increasingly the mission of the Academy...
When the Indians play here in 1950, they will be making their second appearance in the Stadium. They met Dartmouth here back in 1931. Stanford has produced some great football teams in recent years, although its 1947 record was dismal, with the Indians losing every game...