Word: stop-gap
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Working on the theory that any re-routing of traffic in existing channels was only a stop-gap measure, these three devised a revolutionary scheme to redesign the entire Cambridge shopping center (see model). Creating new arteries of traffic and increasing parking space, their blueprint for a safe-and-sane Harvard Square would solve the automobile problem now faced by every city laid out in the days of the horse and buggy...
Along with other renowned educators, President Conant has frequently expressed his disapproval of the Selective Service Act. In his new book, "Education in a Divided World," he reiterates his objections, calling the law "only a stop-gap" which "merely postpones a real decision...
...million for stop-gap aid to China, France, Austria, Italy...
...intends the stop-gap measure primarily for graduates. The regular College loan service, operating through the assistant deans, will continue to serve undergraduate veterans, Francis S. von Stade, Jr. '07, Director of Scholarships, announced yesterday The $4 fee remains in force here, though AVC is pressing for its removal...
...plans now on the drawing board are good, but being premised on the presence of top-notch teaching talent, they should be scaled down some-what to include men of admittedly stop-gap timber. At all events, the Russian area program should get under way even while the University searches for the scarce teachers. Otherwise, for lack of material in Cambridge, the Harvard graduate must continue to turn to other institutions...