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...essence: in history, time is a function of space; whereas all Europe lives roughly in the 20th Century, in Peru the coast is 20th, the Indian highlands 16th, the Amazon basin still prehistoric. The main conclusion: European theories cannot be applied mechanically to America, as the Marxists vainly think...
...text of the leaflet dissuaded several Red Cross members from attending the function and reportedly disrupted business proceedings inside the Club...
Said Sproul: "[The] function of the university . . . does not require . . . that every high-school graduate must be guaranteed a bachelor's degree. The chief handicap of American higher education . . . has been our too easy admission to university training of large numbers of students . . . not properly qualified by native ability, or previous training, or even social attitude...
...first year of operation, the Bureau of Supervisors, under Stanley Salmen '36, helped 406 men with the assistance of 79 supervisors. Since it was organized chiefly to replace the commercial method, the Bureau initially had to take over some of the function of the "tute" schools. In 1939 the Bureau ran reviews for finals for every course with more than 50 freshmen enrolled...
Social Sciences 13b. The Impact of Science on Modern Life (spring term). Professor Mather. (Follows Natural Sciences 11a). "A critical examination of the function of science in society and its implications for human welfare in the social transformations of the twentieth century...