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...appears to be necessary, therefore, that Harvard make a basic training in the social science compulsory. Every student should be required to take one of the elementary courses, History 1, Government 1, or Economics A, or else should be allowed to demonstrate his knowledge by passing a general examination on political theory by the end of his Junior year. In this way those who have acquired adequate political knowledge by extracurricular reading and discussion in college would be enabled to omit these courses from their curriculum...
With only a few days left before the French Chamber reconvenes November 15, Premier Edouard Daladier, whose decree powers expire on that date, last week cut a poor political figure by suddenly swapping one basic economic program for another...
...axiomatic that in any community the attitudes of its outstanding members are likely to color the attitudes and morals of most of the community. The essence of the repeated indications, from the mouths of witnesses, of a stubborn indifference to the public responsibility of the Exchange as a basic characteristic of the old order of Exchange thinking stands starkly revealed in the testimony of Thomas W. Lamont...
Graham is a one-class outfit, its three body styles with slick highbrow radiator fronts and no running boards. Price: $965. For $130 extra, it may be had with custom appointments or supercharger equipment that steps the basic 90 h. p. up to 116. Optional is a steering-post gearshift...
...underestimate the importance of meteorology in business, science, and everyday life. In aviation, where the factor of safety plays such a large part, the greatest variable is the weather; and until technical instruments are radically improved, men and planes will surely come to grief. The weather is a basic factor in the creation of what is euphemistically known as the national dividend. It can harass a farmer, make or break his harvest; it can ruin an otherwise good haul of fishermen, or wash out incredibly expensive roadways. All this destruction could be mitigated with more research and less...