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...President, General Jose Miguel Gómez.* Small, young (45), determined President Gómez' inauguration was the result of a quiet, methodical two-year campaign for the Presidency. Last week, two days before inauguration, Miguel Mariano Gómez reminded Cubans of his illustrious and reliable family background by having three granddaughters unveil a huge Havana monument to Jose Miguel Gómez. Next day President Gómez was sworn in at the Hall of Mirrors of the Presidential Palace by his big-nosed political opponent, Supreme Court Chief Justice Juan Federico Edelman. President and Chief Justice...
...European institutions are superimposed upon a very different system of secondary education. These polytechnica or institutes of technology and their younger relatives, the undergraduate schools of engineering, nevertheless have flourished and have served the country well in advancing its frontiers of industry. What their students have lacked in educational background these institutions have tried to fill by the introduction of general studies normal to the college without increasing the length of residence beyond four years. The educational weakness of this system has long been recognized and vigorously attacked; but perhaps more vigorously defended because of the effects upon the present...
...KING BEWARE!-Honore Morrow-Morrow ($2.50). A tireless historical romancer spins out an ambitious tale of love and politics against the turbulent background of George Ill's court on the eve of the American Revolution. For those who like to think that historical conflicts arise largely out of misunderstanding...
...wide scope, its lack of departmental unity, and its need for courses and "labs" of its own are problems which must be tackled in the coming years, but the ability of its present directors augurs well for the future. To the pre-medical student it gives a thorough background for his later work...
...championship calibre were dispelled last Saturday when the Heptagonal Meet ended in such a walkaway for the Crimson cohorts. The meet with Dartmouth tomorrow should be something in the nature of a parade for Milt Green and his companions with Dartmouth furnishing a nice background...