Word: staffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seldom causes a sensation by making brilliant ones. But the foolish economists of Columbia University will be benefited by a scheme projected there last week, a scheme that is probably unique among college faculties. Shrewd astronomers, canny classics scholars, practical esthetics lecturers- in fact, all Columbia's staff-were invited to pool their investments in a faculty fund to be handled by three trustees. The benefits promised: services of competent counsel, diversification of investments, a greater-than-average income and relief from the onus of handling securities personally. It seemed logical that at last the "poor professor...
...Widener Library W. C. Lane, Librarian, has made careful preparations for a special exhibition of the recent gifts to the University. Several members of the Library staff will be in readiness to give any information they can concerning the exhibits...
...duties of a candidate for the business staff consist entirely of soliciting advertisements and subscriptions. Beside this there will be a small amount of office work which, however, is reduced to a minimum...
Dean Pound, when asked whether it was usual to take such a young man on the staff of the Law School, replied, "But Dr. Landis is by no means a usual man. In fact, the Law School may consider itself most fortunate to obtain a man of his high ability...
...Harvard pitching staff, sadly lacking in veteran material, is showing great improvement under Coach Mitchell's tutelage. Booth and Barbee have shown good form, and Puffer's hurling against C. U. deserved more than a defeat. Cutts, though he has yet to pitch his first game, gives promise of future greatness, and he can be counted on to do relief work in the pinches...