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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boycott, an invention of those whom you would designate as (Roman) Catholics, is a powerful weapon for use against those whose standard is the greasy dollar, and, thank God, Christians are being educated...
...sailing assured beyond. A further remedy is the oft-bandied-about House Associate Plan. Finally there is the athletic organization of out-house groups and their inclusion in the intramural set-up. The Council recommends all of these, envisioning them as a complementary whole which will raise the general standard of life of non-House students...
According to CCC thinking, the juniors are "the corps." Of them, 66.75% in 1938 came from Relief families; another 29% from families "below a normal or average standard of living"; 3% had no families. Three per cent were completely illiterate...
...weakest position in seven years, with gold holdings of ?223,000,000. At the old parity price of 85s. per ounce, these holdings are valued by the Bank at only ?126,400,000-less than the Bank's 1931 gold holdings when England was forced off the gold standard...
This provided 70% of the purchase price, about the same ratio as for standard railroad equipment trust certificates. Nevertheless, aviation equipment trust certificates have yet to rival railroad certificates as gilt-edged public investments: there was no public offering of last week's issue...