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...possible French " march to Berlin." Should such leaders overthrow the Reich, France would be bound to act. The French General Staff foresaw " the necessity for certain military measures to protect the French troops in the Ruhr." The first of these measures would be to straighten out the Ruhr salient by taking strategic positions to the South in Westphalia. It was estimated that France could put 200,000 men in motion: 55,000 already in the Ruhr basin, 95,000 in the Rhineland, 50,000 massed near the frontier, including large garrisons at Metz and Strasbourg, with reserves at Belford Epinal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Strategy | 11/19/1923 | See Source »

...leading features of the convention which will last for four days will be addresses by prominent leaders of the Christian movement, discussion groups and forums, group meetings and conferences with the leaders. In all these meetings it will be the salient aim to create an atmosphere of world brotherhood among all the members of the convention...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TWENTY-FIVE HARVARD MEN WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE | 10/30/1923 | See Source »

...common fallacy of the classroom that a lesson can be learned by a comprehensive knowledge of its salient features, without regard to the medium used for its expression. The movement of educational opinion away from former methods of studying by rote has helped to foster this abstract and general process of assimilation. In theory, the movement has been a good one since it was hitherto possible to parrot the word of the text with no knowledge of the lesson itself. But there are also distinct disadvantages which have led to a more careless interpretation of the subject matter involved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENT | 5/19/1923 | See Source »

...they are best fitted. In order that this may be made of practical value the appointment office maintains a committee that serves it in an advisory capacity. On this committee are prominent men in all the representative industries in Boston; who are willing to advise students as to the salient features of their own lines of business...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REPORT INCREASE IN POSITIONS SECURED BY APPOINTMENT OFFICE | 4/13/1923 | See Source »

...close of the lecture Professor de Margerie described the salient features of the many colored maps which he had on exhibition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DISCUSSES TOPOGRAPHY OF ALPS | 3/23/1923 | See Source »

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