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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...year as teachers, and later, if they are working toward administration, supervision, or some form of special service, they take additional apprenticeship in connection with advanced courses. The practice teachers whose work is supervised by the School therefore include nearly all inexperienced students whether or not they intend to seek positions as classroom instructors. These practice teachers also include a few undergraduates who are taking advantage of the opportunity to include the practice teaching course, without credit, in the work of their Senior year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 12/4/1929 | See Source »

...defunct Cortes, the Duke has never held states- manly office or high military rank, is primarily a crony of the King and like him addicted to Biarritz, Deauville, St. Moritz. Doubtless Primo was more afraid of offending Alba, last week, than seriously perturbed lest the dilettante Duke seek executive Power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Gay Grandee | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

Shorn of its gratuitously insulting irrelevant superfluities, the letter states in effect that I sought the role of a martyr. Mr. Francis has often read my contributions to the Harvard Crimson in which I have emphasized that I seek no early martyrdom and that the Socialist Party is not "idealistic" but very much a bread and butter movement of workers who seek better working and living conditions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 25, 1929 | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

Through intramural athletics the Department of Physical Education tries to interest the student in both team and individual games. It urges everybody to seek the benefits of the intramural program--namely, sportsmanship and all that the term implies, exercise, recreation, social intercourse and competition. But at the same time the Department realizes that these benefits will not be gained merely through participation in the various activities. It takes the attitude that it must teach sportsmanship, intensify exercise, enhance recreation, develop social intercourse and stimulate keen competition. Furthermore, the extent to which the program is successful is not determined...

Author: By A. W. Samborski, | Title: Very Successful Fall Intramural Season Draws to a Conclusion | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...unemployment issue last week, so amid much grumbling the House voted a resolution enabling Mr. Thomas to go ahead with his plans. Sharpest criticism came from burly James Maxton, leader of the extreme Left Laborite faction. After flaying the Government for "compromising with Capitalism" and not daring to seek the straight Socialist solution of nationalizing industry, he roared: "Some say that Labor will run the Government for 20 years. God knows, at the rate we are going, we will need every minute of it to get anything done!" "Rule Britannia." Piqued at the highly favorable reaction of British public opinion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Parliament Squabbles | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

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