Word: starting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Barrett Wendell chose History and Lit as the discipline with which to start the concentration system because, according to Perkins, he saw a "natural intellectual union" between history and literature. History was then taught mainly in terms of institutions--politics, battles and dates--and Wendell and his colleagues felt that a study of literature would make history come alive and that history would make literature more meaningful...
When it comes to automation, U.S. department stores still slosh around in the Ice Age. This week the biggest of them all, Manhattan's Macy's, announced a deal with National Cash Register Co. for the first major automated system. Due to start whirring in 1961, the $1,000,000 system will speed Macy's customer-account billing 25-fold. By punching a few buttons on a keyboard, operators can register each of Macy's 40,000 daily charge sales on tape, which is later fed to a computer. It sorts the bills, tots them...
...Panama, Liberia, Honduras and Costa Rica, which, taken together, form the world's fastest-growing merchant fleet (717 in 1951, 1,695 today). The boycott, sponsored by the International Transport Workers' Federation, which claims 200 affiliates in 62 nations with 7,000,000 members, was the start of a campaign to harass owners of "convenience" or "runaway" flag vessels, so called because the PanLibHonCo nations levy negligible taxes, have lower labor and safety standards than the U.S. and other leading maritime nations. An estimated 45% of all the convenience-flag vessels are controlled by U.S. citizens...
...factors, Wyman said, would make postponement impractical. First, the new officers of the Student Council will be elected January 14, and, with late elections, some members might be unable to vote. Secondly, Wyman emphasized that postponed elections would have to be held close to the start of the examination period...
...Radcliffe production will be directed by Louise N. Bell '59 and produced by John B. Prizer '61 and Marcel Ugols '61. They intend to start work on the production immediately. Casting for all parts will be held today through Wednesday...