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...Joshua Whatmough, professor of Comparative Philology, scorned the idea of federal intervention saying, "if the government contributed directly to the University, perhaps, but pensions to the faculty...
...Whatmough warned, "There is a very grave danger that we will lose everything in the end, for somebody may later propose a 'means test' (limiting Social Security to lower income groups). As a Lancashire man, almost as good as a Yankee, I think that we are entitled to this pension and that such a test would be unfair. But it will give us a chance to join the powerful lobby in Washington of those whom Livy unkindly calls 'aetate provectl' (advanced in years...
...Whatmough, an authority on early Roman languages and culture, has taught here since 1926. He is chairman of the Comparative Philology Department...
...Joshua Whatmough, professer of Comparative Philology, was recently elected President of the Linguistic Society of America for the year...
...field is far from overcrowded, and concentrators usually name this as one of its virtues. Professor Whatmough, the department head, is a world-renowned authority. He relieves the driest lectures with his humorous digressions. Whatmough will be on leave of absence during the Spring term next year...