Word: specializes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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British Arabic broadcasts, begun a year ago to counteract Italian influence, found little favor at first because they specialized in American swing and European folk songs, both unintelligible to Arab ears. Last week Britain gave a special broadcast for the first anniversary of the Arabic program, which showed not only that Britain had learned a few broadcasting tricks, but demonstrated the advantages of a full purse in the radio propaganda game...
...expansive was the mood of the Premier after the warmth of his African receptions that he chose to ignore the latest manifestation of Italian ill will. Special Correspondent Jérôme Tharaud of the Paris-Soir arrived at Genoa by plane en route to Djibouti. Even though he had an Italian visa, the Fascist police interrupted his voyage, escorted him back to the French frontier. Reason: Italy claimed M. Tharaud had written articles uncomplimentary to Italian soldiers in Spain...
Entrants next fall will have to obtain Honors, or 505, in the English College Board to be exempted from English A. The old requirement was a mark of 560. It is expected that the special exemption English examination given in September for those admitted without College Boards will be correspondingly stiffened...
...obtained Honors (a grade of 595) in the College Board examination in English will be exempt without further examination. Students who receive a grade between 560, which has previously been the exemption level, and 595 will be given an opportunity, if they wish to use it, of taking the special English examination on registration day in September...
Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. '42 of Philadelphia and Grays Hall was elected Chairman of the Freshman Union Committee last Tuesday evening at a special meeting...