Word: topic
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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April 20-24-International conference of public utilities experts; at Algiers. May 4-9-Meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce; at Washington. Chief speaker: President Herbert Hoover. Chief topic: World Depression. Aeronautics...
Another consideration of the new plan is that in addition to its other values it should encourage more men to write theses. After passing through a welter of hour examinations during the four years of college, nothing can be more interesting than working up one's special topic into a presentable paper. Not only does it give one an opportunity to display his reasoning power, but likewise the factual knowledge acquired in this way is usually of a more enduring nature. The impartial selection of theses gives men of all fields an opportunity to see their name in print...
...question "Resolved: That the present spiritual status of the American Jewry is deplorable." Try outs for the team will be held at 3 o'clock on Monday, and all members of the society are eligible to compete. Each man should prepare a five minute speech on the above topic...
...topic concerned with Dante that has been proposed before may be used, and any other subject to the approval of the committee. Some of the winning essay's of previous years have been on such subjects as "Modern aspects of Dante", "Rhythm of Dante's sonnets in the Vita Nuova", and "Comparative study of the similies of the Divine Comedy and the Aeneid." Several of the prize papers have been written in French, or Italian. Harvard men represent a majority of the winners of former years...
...John Dewey, William James lecturer at Harvard, and professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, of Columbia University, has consented to speak on an undetermined date before a meeting to be held under the joint auspices of the Liberal and Socialist Clubs. The subject of the talk will be on some political topic of interest to undergraduates. The meeting will be open to all members of the University...