Word: topically
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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India, the Allies' biggest headache at this time last year, is to be the topic of discussion at a meeting of the Harvard Council on Post-War Problems, in the Lowell House Junior Common Room, tonight at 7:45 o'clock...
...weird genius for solving a problem when he sees one, and here presents us with a number of solutions to economic, psychological, and social problems that ordinarily go unnoticed by the laity. For example, there's snobbery at Schrafft's, and Dr. Perelman enlarges on this crucial topic in his memorable "A Pox on You, Mine Goodly Host." And then there's the important sociological question of bath-taking, which Perelman poses in the chapter entitled "Scrub Mc, Mammy, Eight to the Bar." These are but two of the twenty-five cantos which the publishers. Random House, are extending...
...Padre's Hour sometimes includes a whole company, but the ideal is the informal (they can smoke if they want), clublike meeting of a platoon, 20-25 men. Chaplains usually start with a 15-minute address on any topic they wish, then hold a 45-minute question-&-answer session. The Hour is apt to be quite as instructive for the padres as for their men. Many chaplains have been joggled by such questions as: "How can you justify the Church's ownership of slum property?" Many have been startled by posers like "Why is God always represented...
...main topic will be "Germany and Russia: a Duel for Central Europe," and will include lesser matters such as to what extent should nationalism exist after the war, what does Russia want, should there be self-determination for the people conquered by the Axis, and independence vs. minority rights...
Jack Earley adds further information to the affect that the men are concentrating study on one subject at a time and finish each off by a true-false examination before taking up the next topic. If an officer candidate fails fur or five of these tests he is called before a board which redetermines whether or not the man is of officer material. The same result comes about when a certain number of demerits accumulate against a man. However, Earley goes on to say that the officers are very cooperative and are sincerely trying to get everyone through...