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...sprightly Irish Marquess of Donegall, who writes a London gossip column, this week vouched that Prime Minister Lord Craigavon had told him: "We have learned in Northern Ireland to place no value whatever in Mr. de Valera's promises or guarantees. They are valueless in Ulster. We in Ulster feel it is time to put an end to Mr. de Valera's activities. . . . Under no circumstances whatever will we listen to the rattling of the sabre or, for that matter, to the cooing of the dove where the integrity of Ulster is concerned. . . . Any attempt to meet...
...last Monday, when commenting on the enrollment statistics. In the face of probably the most disturbing revelations in the educational field in years, the Crimson contented itself with murmuring that, while Harvard did not want to become a group of vocational schools, nonetheless compulsory, irrelated courses were dull and valueless. The point at issue seems much rather to be: precisely what, if any, educational program exists today of Harvard The solution to the mystery of departmental fluctuations is the tragic, but simple one, that nobody has any clear idea of the purpose of an intellectual institution. Courses are chosen...
...point of view, panning stiff courses and praising easy ones. The fact is that at Harvard there are no courses which are easy in the absolute sense. Some are easier than others, and some are of more value than others to the average student; but none are simple or valueless. With this in mind their relative worth can be approximated; and the criteria used include the organization of course material, its interest to a well-educated person, and zest with which lecturers and instructors impart their pearls of knowledge...
...cent service charge is based on the same sum paid by Congress on the almost valueless slums in Cambridge...
...eyes. I didn't think it was possible. I want to raise the heifer calves, but I don't know whether I will raise the bull." He said he valued the mother at $300, the calves at $15 each. However, the whole little herd may be valueless. In multiple mixed births, the calves are usually free-martins (hermaphrodites), useless for milking or breeding, and the bulls also are sometimes sexually abnormal...