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Although the success of this program still depends to a large degree on skillful administration, the Faculty's decision is a great boost to Harvard education. Furthermore, it is proof that the Faculty has recognized that tutorial's post-war decline and the ineffectiveness of the House system did lessen the quality of that education. The Bender Report, if successful, will bring it back up to the position it once held...
Some 5,000 mildly startled housewives in New York City picked up their ringing phones last week to hear the familiar accents of Tallulah Bankhead and Fred Allen speaking such plugs for The Big Show. Others heard Kate Smith giving a boost for her show by phone. The voices were tape-recorded, but many a housewife was presumably thrilled to hear the stars talk; some may even have tuned in as suggested. The stunt was the kind that has become a trademarked specialty of a radio go-getter named Ted Cott...
Pirating has been given a big boost by magnetic-tape recording equipment. With it, pirates can record top artists and orchestras from radio or TV broadcasts, frequently have finished recordings ready for sale within a few days. They job them through a few legitimate stores, but mainly through shops dealing primarily in secondhand records. Long-playing records, which cost pirates only about $1 to $1.50 apiece to press, are retailed at anywhere from...
...last week gave the Ford Motor Co. the green light for a price boost averaging close to 5% on 1952 models. But Ford said no thanks. Instead, Ford boosted prices a scant 3% on most models, actually reduced prices slightly on three. Ford was following the lead of General Motors, which did not take the full hike permitted by OPS under the Capehart Amendment...
Meanwhile Columbia announced a tuition boost of $150, which brings next year's college cost to $750. Part of the increased funds are earmarked for payrolls; the New York school plans to establish a minimum annual wage of $3,600 for full-time instructors, and to raise salaries all the way up the line...