Word: trading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...damaged. With radio, airships, and automobiles bringing the peoples of the world into closer and more intimate contact every day, the world is moving rapidly toward a universal language but, until all peoples speak and understand the same tongue, knowledge of languages is the essence of success in international trade...
...commercial value of language is hard to figure. Considering the fact that American's trade with non-English-speaking countries amounts to about two and a quarter billion dollars a year, it is evident that being able to speak the language of those countries counts heavily...
This expansion of trade relations with non-English-speaking countries accents the fact that Americans are losing heavily through neglecting the study of languages, and yet striving to compete with German, Jewish, Swiss, and Dutch merchants who commence their preparation for business with those countries by learning their languages...
...which the University has in active function, serving food, are the Freshman Halls and the Union. The Freshman Halls are at last a credit to the University, having risen from the state in which bad management early placed them. The Union, although it has the monopoly of non-club trade, including all the schools of the University located in Cambridge or perhaps because of that fact continues with a menu suitable for an occasional meal, horrible for a diet...
...Senator Copeland's latest inspiration becomes translated into reality, the American epicure trade will take on an entirely new and novel aspect. Senator Copeland, believing in the ultimate victory of restaurants over private kitchens, has suggested that a Chair of Cookery be installed in American Universities for the betterment of American restaurant food...