Word: upper
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...George Gallup recently polled U. S. voters on U. S. Labor. He found that 78% preferred A. F. of L.'s William Green to C.I.O.'s John L. Lewis. His conclusion: "The majority of American voters, particularly in the upper and middle classes, fear the power of Lewis and the C.I.O." Last week the frightened classes had a look at the man and the thing they fear...
STOWE--Mt. Mansfield Region--4 inches powder at Smugglers' Notch, increasing to 12 inches at summit. Thin base on upper half of mountain. Good skiing on entire Toll Road, little or none elsewhere...
...however, it is conceived thusly, several modifications are necessary. The concentration fields for freshmen must be made much broader and more inclusive than are those which now exist for upper-classmen. Instead of division into narrowly specialized fields such as physics, all the experimental sciences could possibly be placed under a single heading; or history, government, and economics might feasibly be grouped together. By the aid of numerous excursions into these broader realms, the freshman would be able to choose more intelligently his place of permanent abode...
Twenty-three men from 14 far-flung states who entered College last year on National Scholarships and attained honors standing, have had their grants renewed for the three upper-class years, it was announced yesterday...
Although all stipends are adjusted to individual needs, the maximum which can be received in upper-class years is $200 greater than that which can be granted Freshmen, owing to the proportionally higher cost of living in the Houses. Twenty-four men in the Junior and Senior classes are now wholly or partially supported by the National Scholarship fund...