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Dates: during 1930-1939
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"To say this is not to say that the Act as it stands is perfect, or that it is not to be changed", the administrator was swift to proclaim. But the most vital of all of the Chairman's avowals was his far-sighted prediction for the future. "It is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winant Claims Federal Help Necessary Under Stress of Economic Disturbance | 2/20/1937 | See Source »

A hundred dollars would mean a great deal to many instructors and graduate students. Although the total amount is small, college authorities might be tempted to raise the bugbear of expense. "The Crimson," recognizing that the plan will present several difficulties and will necessitate the expenditure of several thousand dollars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOMETHING FOR NOTHING | 2/9/1937 | See Source »

When Amherst's trustees ousted Alexander Meikeljohn (TIME, June 25, 1923 et seq.),when Governor Huey P. Long forced Thomas W. Atkinson out of the University of Louisiana, the issues were plain between Reaction and Liberalism. In the La Follette-Frank ouster, the spectacle presented was that of one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Battle of Madison (Cont'd) | 1/18/1937 | See Source »

Far Sighted

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FREE COQUILLETTE IN DISTRICT COURT | 1/8/1937 | See Source »

Near Somerville, N. J. one day last month Trooper William A. Turnbull of New Jersey's State Police sighted a blue sedan scorching down the highway, gave chase, forced the speeders to stop. While he was arguing with the driver, another man and a woman got out of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Catch & Credit | 12/28/1936 | See Source »

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