Word: towards
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reason given by the Administration for this policy is a practical one--the difficulty of making sure that all work credited toward a Harvard degree is up to Harvard standards. If the College were to approve only those summer schools with acceptable standards, other institutions would feel that they were being discriminated against. To be fair, the Administration would have to keep continually informed about every summer school in the country, a task that is clearly, impossible. In the face of these difficulties, the College finds it best to grant no credit...
Bradley, a member of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee which aided the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War, urged the audience to recognize the prevalent tendency in this country which he claimed is toward a fascist state and preparation for war. He advocated a "return to the old ideals...
...Durable Peace, has led a devoted band of Christian thinkers in serious efforts to apply Christian principles to the tough and thorny problems of the world as it is. This time he was able to show that Protestant influence had been effective in leading the U.S. away from isolationism toward a sense of realistic responsibility for the peace and liberty of men & women in other countries. Illusion V. Faith. According to Dulles, it is quite wrong to say that a third world war is inevitable. "Today there are assets for peace which were wholly lacking before World War II." Specifically...
Weak Westerlies. The mid-latitude westerlies, which normally blow across the country toward New England, were comparatively feeble this year. Their weakness allowed cold air to sweep down unchecked from Canada, keeping warm winds away from the western states and bringing them abnormally cold and stormy weather...
Proceeds from the Liberal Union showing of "Ivan the Terrible" will not go toward the College DP students drive, Roy F. Gootenberg '49 said last night. He stated that some other film performance will be chosen so as to advertise adequately in advance that profits will go to the drive...