Word: central
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...United States except the city of Boston, the committee reports a total collection of $602,250. On Monday night the figures in the same district had only reached $343,250. These figures are necessarily incomplete as many of the active teams have not yet reported to the central committee...
Several members of the University Faculty are announced as serving on the staff of instruction of the Trade Union College, which, under the auspices of the Boston Central Labor Union, will open next Monday. The list includes Dean Roscoe Pound of the Law School, Professor William Hocking '01, of the Philosophy Department, Professor R. F. A. Hoernie, Professor R. K. Hack, Professor Z. Chafe '13, Mr. S. E. Morison, instructor in history, and Mr. H. J. Laski of the History Department...
...June, 1918, the Central Bureau of Planning and Statistics was established under direct authority of the President, to prepare for him periodic reports on the war activities of the Government. From the opening of this work Dean Gay had it in charge as Director. Secondary duties of the Central Bureau were the correlation of statistical work of all government units, together with collection and dispatch of economic data required by the American delegates at the Peace Conference...
...political unrest is ascribed to various causes, among which Mr. Colby '21 emphasizes the dearth of old fashioned orthodox religion. He sees possibilities of license in the present opportunities for liberty of speech and opinions in this country, and points out the dangers we face through lack of some central autocratic fear-inspiring authority...
...University by direct action of the United States War Department should aid in translating into practical fact. This advantage would be Federal supervision of education, with a view to its general improvement. We are far from advocating state subsidies or aids to institutions of learning, or paternalism or active central control or domination of educational development in any form. We are not hankering to take orders from any federal "School-master-General," But at the same time it is a significant fact that certain Republican Senators are already advocating the formation of a new national department, under a Secretary...