Word: supplanting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...TIME, Dec. 16). In January the agreement had become a disagreement, with Mr. Fox refusing to hand over immediate control to his fellow trustees (TIME, Jan. 13). Last week's formation of Fox Securities Corp. was universally considered as an attempt to shake off the banking hold, to supplant the voting trust, to leave Mr. Fox refinanced and free. Though $35,000,000 represented only a portion of the Fox indebtedness, Fox-friendly Banker Brown felt confident that the raising of this sum would restore confidence in the Fox financial structure, persuade other Fox creditors to wait patiently...
...policy of studying only those subjects which fit the undergraduate for his career losses sight of an important reason for a university education. If college were merely an apprenticeship for business it is just as well to supplant them with up to date high-geared schools of specialization turning out standardized products. The College does, or should, put into the world men with a well-rounded knowledge of one subject and broadened by a liberal acquaintance with others. The ultimate value of their education is as much an ability to view their profession in correct relation to their lives...