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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There are many scholars who maintain, with or without Karl Marx, that Economics--the study of productive and trade relations--is the prime moving force of world history. Regardless of the ultimate truth of this view, Economics remains materially one of the most important fields of study offered by this or any other university. Its position as one of the largest fields of concentration illustrates the general appreciation of its importance, both historically and in the practical complexities of current events...
Many students have chosen to concentrate in Economics as necessary preparation for Law School or Business School, a logical enough point of view. Neither of these schools require such concentration, however, though a working acquaintance with all phases of the Social Sciences is thoroughly desirable...
English 1 attempts to give the field some cohesion but is far too compressed and intensive for most to gain more than a superficial view. English 7 and 25, both good courses, cover American literature and Elizabethan-Jacobean century drama in a more detailed and effective manner. Other courses vary from slightly less than good to slightly less than adequate...
...American view, which alone exudes any positive or optimistic undertones, is that only through withdrawal of trade restrictions leading to greater volumes of world trade and production can any real prosperity be assured. To this end, American delegates are empowered by Congress to reduce tariffs on any import up to 50 percent, and this authority glitters as the chief American concession to foreign nations. In return, our Government is seeking a general world-wide reduction of tariff barriers, and an end to the British Empire preference system...
LONDON, April 14--Henry A. Wallace replied defiantly tonight to Congressional criticism of his speeches here against President Truman's foreign policy with the assertion that "only if a state of war existed could I be accused of giving aid to an enemy in expressing my point of view...