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Maps. Dr. Caspar J. Kraemer Jr., a mellow, twinkly professor of Latin and Greek at New York University, was summoned by the investigating committee to explain how the Work Relief Division's cartographic project, which he heads, was employing 200 men at a cost of $290,000 per year. About 70% of his maps, models and charts, testified Professor Kraemer, were modern relief maps, including some of New York City & vicinity which would be useful in regional planning. The Committee's counsel called a list of the other 30%. They included the Geographic Distribution of Ancient Greek Dialects...
Precise Dr. Lorge proceeded to explain that Project 89-fb 125x, which has already cost $160,000 and will cost another $160,000 before it is finished, comprised three phases. One was a study of semantics, in which relief workers were engaged in counting some 2,500,000 words to determine their frequency and that of their various shades of meaning. Another group was experimenting with a bicycle ergometer, described as "a machine used for measuring the cost of physical work in terms of metabolism used in psychological experimentation." The third group made its living on a "learning machine." That...
...There is an automatic counting device on it," said Dr. Lorge, going on to explain that he paid most of the rewards out of his own pocket, that an intellectual wizard once took...
...been trying to put Mr. Andrews on the carpet for certain options, contracts and other internal Hupp affairs. Finally it sent Mr. Andrews and his fellow officials an ominous invitation to appear "in the north end of the governing committee room'' in the Stock Exchange Building to explain some of the goings-on that the Exchange considers "unconscionable." Having a number of other worries and no desire to appear before a body which does not permit "defendants" benefit of counsel, Mr. Andrews regretted the invitation.' Last week the Exchange announced that it would apply to the Securities...
Farmer has insisted that the Y.A.A. is controlled on a budget system under the Corporation and that there is no need for publicity inasmuch as no wholesale curtailment of sports has been made. At the same time Yale announced withdrawal from the annual Penn Relays. Farmer hastened to explain in a special statement that due to entering the new Hoptagonal Meet something had to be done to balance the budget...