Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Because of the outstanding number of volunteer workers supplied to meet the growing demands of Boston and Cambridge Settlement Houses, Charles L. Burwell '39, Edmond L. Charbonnier '39, and Irving S. Michelman '39 were nominated in the first contest for cabinet positions ever held by the organization...
...exception is possible; his task of transcribing the proceedings of the cabinet meetings and in general assisting his two colleagues accords with the significance of the position. In the last analysis the president must make his own job. And in consideration of the many associations he forms with settlement houses and men outside the University, in view of his supervisory capacity over the functions of the various committees--which involves more contacts, the president of P.B.H. has a better chance for useful initiative than many undergraduate officers...
Omitted from the Court Circular, usually meticulous in announcing movements of members of the Royal Family, was a luncheon at Buckingham Palace last week of the Queen Mother, the King and Queen and the Earl & Countess of Athlone. This was to consider the draft of a financial settlement for the Duke of Windsor brought from Austria by Sir Walter Monckton, and the Royal Family had to face among other matters the Duke's demand that provision be made not only for himself during his lifetime but for Mrs. Simpson, irrespective of whether he lives or dies. Windsor...
Another case of conflicting interests over another and bigger foreign defaulter was before SEC last week. After more than two years of futile effort to get Germany to amplify registration statements covering $69,000,000 worth of 3% scrip to be issued to present holders of German bonds in settlement of past-due interest, SEC finally gave up. It allowed the registration to become effective but not without a bold attempt to supply on its own hook some of the missing information it deemed vital to investors, particularly a hint as to the Reich's "secret debt...
Grant said that production would start March 16. He and his assistants will try to portray as many of the various activities in the settlement houses as possible. However, the cinema will include many scenes from Phillips Brooks House itself, such as views of the work of the Foreign Students, Gradfell, Freshman, and Speakers Committees...