Word: topical
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...steaming August day in 1946, thin, dark deputy Castel Demesmin rose in Port-au-Prince's Doric-columned, blue-and-gold-trimmed Chambre des Deputes, drew a deep breath and let fly with a hot blast of pure male chauvinism. The topic under discussion was a modest petition to let Haitian women vote and hold office. "All the miseries of this country," roared Demesmin, "come from the women. They have corrupted the public officers, the Deputies, the Senators. The Haitian woman has brought this country to ruin . . . the women who want the right to vote are so much manure...
...qualify for the West Point Tournament, William C. Becker '51 and Richard W. Hulbert 51 had to win five debates, all on the topic: "Resolved, That the U.S. nationalize all basic non-agricultural industries...
Freshman Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) and elder Republican statesman John Foster Dulles will discuss current trends in American government at tonight's Law Forum under the topic: "The Welfare State: Which Path Should American Follow? The Forum, to be held in Rindge Tech Auditorium at 8:15 p.m., will have professor of Law David F. Cavers and moderator. The speakers are expected to consider how far the present New and Fair Deal philosophies can be continued without changing the basic concepts of American character and government...
...topic of Professor Romer's talk has been changed from "Bone Hunting in Texas--of all places" to "Fosall Hunting in South Africa--of all places." From the Kirkland House bulletin board...
...topic under discussion will be "Academic Freedom and the Cold War." Phillips will give his version of why he lost his job. The professor was dismissed on January 22, 1949, and told that membership in the Communist Party, per so disqualified him from retention on the faculty of the University of Washington...