Word: sevening
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Marx's position in the development of political thought during the last century was the subject of the inter-House symposium held in Lowell House last night. Including the fields of History, Government, and Philosophy, seven speakers impersonated typical characters of different periods, varying from a delegate to the International Workingmen's Association to Friedrich Engels...
This was the second of a series of symposia which aim to cross departmental lines by attacking broad subjects from a variety of points of view, The seven who spoke had studied their characters in order to present accurately their opinions, and on the basis of these speeches a discussion ensued in the audience made up largely of tutees in the different fields represented...
...always houses a staff of seven men. Besides Secretary Strakacz, who plays bridge with him on long jumps, and Piano-tuner Joubert, who carries around an atlas and answers questions about the populations and industries of the towns they visit, the most indispensable member of this staff is his private chef. With romantic Paderewski, food is a romantic passion. He is partial to lamb, chicken and turkey, worships caviar, pheasant and sweet champagne. If he is about to visit a town famous for some particular dish, he always telegraphs ahead to have some of it specially prepared...
...little about a) the subjects they teach, b) social conditions, c) children; and 2) they don't like children. Average training of U. S. elementary schoolteachers is less than two years of normal school. Teaching attracts a less able group than any other profession. Moreover, the chances are seven-to-one that a pupil in twelve years of public schooling will get two teachers who are neurotic or downright psychopathic for these reasons...
Jitterbug Sam White at guard turned in another nice game offensively, collecting seven points. Lack of scoring punch in the back court has been a Crimson weakness all year, but in recent games Sam has provided a partial solution to the problem...