Word: surveying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...public silence on inflation, President Roosevelt was giving much time and thought to his currency plans. An important White House visitor last week was George Frederick Warren, professor of agricultural economics at Cornell whom the President had commissioned to study dollar devaluation and stabilization. Just back from a survey of European monetary systems Professor Warren spent hours reporting to the President, recommending eventual use of his own famed "commodity dollar" by the U. S. The President listened long, gave no hint of his intentions...
President Conant will conduct a complete survey of the financial operations of the University, it was announced last night. Although the exact purpose of this survey may be better to acquaint himself with the expenditures of the various branches of the University, it is not definitely known whether or not the new president is contemplating a drastic shake-up in the new budget of over $13,000,000 for which he is now responsible. Throughout the depression there has been no cut in the salaries. With a total of 4200 employees and $8,000,000 paid out annually in combined...
...that residential construction will be aided by the new mortgage companies. While there are of course plenty of for rent signs and the owners of properties feel that sufficient mortgage money is outstanding, the truth is a survey of many big cities reveals a housing shortage. This is because families have doubled up during the depression. The moment unemployment is relieved in any considerable volume the demand for housing facilities will reappear...
Athletics. As regards athletics, a Phillips Brooks House survey (Alumni Bulletin, October 21, 1932) has shown that as large a percentage of commuters are engaged in athletics as of House members. But the Brooks House athletics feel that, in being segregated, they are being denied the opportunity to make further acquaintances and friendships. In addition it is argued, the creation of the eighth team has necessitated paying one more coach; and the commuters are now paying as much for athletics as they would be were they incorporated in House teams. To allow them to join such teams would unquestionably increase...
...This is the one time in four years of undergraduate life for a newcomer to Cambridge to survey the job ahead of him, anticipate the dangers that will becloud his road, and probably for the first time in his life become fully cognizant of his responsibility to himself and to those who have made it possible for him to enter Harvard...