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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Under the rival Giannini plan the "non-cans" would have received better treatment at the start but insurance experts testified that the Carpenter plan would be better for them in the end. Declared Judge Willis last week: "We must all concede that in such obscure matters as pertain to the actuarial aspect of the life insurance business, we know very little-so little that our own personal judgment is worthless. So we have to look to those who know." Loser though he was, Lawrence Mario Giannini, heir apparent to his father's banking throne, announced: "I sincerely hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Mutual Mess (Cont'd) | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

...spite of the general report that there is an over-supply of teachers, it must be admitted this does not pertain to teachers properly prepared," stated Dr. Smith. "Although there are many well-prepared, experienced teachers out of jobs, they are rapidly being hired in preference to the poorly-prepared inexperienced person...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Highest Percentage of Men in Its History Placed As Teachers by Graduate School of Education | 10/20/1933 | See Source »

...typical of the fraternities of the time. The ritual of initiation was pompous: in referring to meetings, it stated "everything transacted within this room is transacted Sub rosa, and detested is he that discloses it"; an oath had to be taken to "keep, hold & preserve all secrets that pertain to your duty"; a special fraternity "grip" was employed; the symbolism of the name PBK the three stars, and the letters SP on the medal, was kept scrupulously guarded...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former P. B. K. First Marshal Traces History of Organization | 12/4/1931 | See Source »

...Charles to the Yard. Changes in administration and policy will have to be made to provide a proper adjustment to the different circumstances of the new quarters. In his report Dean Hanford gives full consideration to this problem. Tomorrow the CRIMSON will comment editorially on these proposals which pertain particularly to the new social organization of the Freshman Class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEAN HANFORD'S REPORT | 1/12/1931 | See Source »

...relates a series of anecdotes and then moralizes in italics. Typical moral: "People are all different and must be treated differently." The worst that can be said about the book is that it draws heavily on the life of Benjamin Franklin. But its merit is that the anecdotes pertain to some 300 other people from Louisa M. Alcott to Adolph Zukor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Near-Masterpiece-- | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

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