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...Egypt had agreed to install infidel gadgets, running water and electric light, in the ancient cities of Mecca and Medina, and to build modern highways along the pilgrim routes which now connect them with the outside world. The innovations should stimulate the pilgrim trade on which both cities depend, which will redound to the greater glory of Ibn Saud, Farouk and Allah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAUDI ARABIA: Infidel Gadgets | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...certain courses with sections meeting at various hours, the midyear examinations are held on different days. The following courses are included in this category: German B and E, Greek, B and G, Mathematics A and 2, and Latin A and B. The dates of the examinations in these courses depend on the examination groups to which the various sections are assigned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exam Schedule Explained; Procedure Outlined for Getting Midyear Marks | 1/17/1939 | See Source »

Would this ultimate in rate-slashing produce a compensating increase in traffic? Although passengers provide only 10% of total U. S. train revenue, most Eastern roads get an abnormal share of their revenue from passengers (the New Haven gets 36%). For them, the success of postalized fares would probably depend on whether the bargain rates for commuters inspired an exodus to the "suburban zones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: Fare Ideas | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

...sociological principles, which is often the full extent of a law school graduate's background, is not sufficient' nor is a mere smattering of psychology and government adequate for either a judge or a practicing barrister. And above all, success in the struggle for social and economic betterment will depend partly on the skill with which all the weapons in the progressive armory are used. In training lawyers to know their part in this fight, the Law School is performing a valuable service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUDICIAL HUMILITY | 1/13/1939 | See Source »

Elliot advocated the application of sanctions to all Fascist countries, which depend on expansion for their existence, and in that way are a universal threat to democracy. While we would be running the risk of a war as a retaliatory measure, it would be better to "take the risk now, than to try to deal with it less effectively later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INVOKE SANCTIONS ON JAPAN, ELLIOTT URGES | 12/16/1938 | See Source »

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