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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...study for nine-week periods such subjects as chemistry, economics, or biology and then abandon them for the year, were even more enthusiastic, 88% for, 4% against, 6% undecided. Dull students as well as smart ones liked intensive study. Hiram thought that "a possible trend toward a more introverted type of student was indicated." One student observed: "If you put in four-fifths of your time on economics for nine weeks, you're bound to learn something about it. Of course, if you don't like economics, that's tough...
Although the meter contains a new type of photoelectric cell, of pure magnesium enclosed in corex glass, ultraviolet recorder: themselves are not especially new. But Professors Huxford & Cashman have started right out to get geographic comparisons. They find, for example, that Iowa and Nebraska are richer in sunburning sunlight than the Chicago region, that the uplands of South Dakota are richer still. They indicate their willingness to put their heads in a lion's mouth of uproarious dispute by comparing the healthfulness of Florida's sunshine with California...
...letter to stockholders proposing liquidation the Mayflower directors argued that a twelve-month tax year was too short a yardstick for this type of investing, observing "The successful realization of its [Mayflower's] objectives requires the averaging of profits and losses over a period of years, and a substantial portion of the profits of one year must be available to absorb losses of other years. Sound business judgment does not permit the annual distribution of all earnings...
Perhaps he lost his pants to a Tau Kappa Epsilon neophyte, but never to a Delta Kappa Epsilon pledge. That type of activity in an initiation was never tolerated by the members of D.K.E. We felt that the "boys" might be tired that sort of thing when they graduated from high school...
Even more impressive has been the buying of cars and engines, a type of business which titillates two branches of heavy industry, steel and the equipment makers which use the steel. Fortnight ago New York Central ordered 100 locomotives at one crack, more than were ordered by all railroads last year (83 ). Last week, along with its rails, Atchison ordered 27 locomotives and 3,025 freight cars. Pacific Fruit Express, jointly owned by Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, ordered 2,000 new refrigerator cars, announced reconstruction of 1,750 old ones, at a total cost...