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...decided trend away from America's traditional spoils system was shown at Harvard in the recent "Crimson" current events poll. Eight hundred fifty voters favored the awarding of governmental positions upon the basis of competitive Civil Service examinations rather than upon service to the party, with only 55 in opposition...
Once again the conservative element in Harvard rose to the surface in an overwhelming majority to vote in the CRIMSON-Herald Tribune poll against the bogey of currency inflation $47-68 with 15 others feeling the issue was too obvious to vote...
Anti-New Deal sympathies have likewise been shown in every previous poll except the one where students reacted strongly in favor of the concentration of power in the Federal government. Just why this was is a mystery, for the following week college opinion strongly rejected a proposal to amend the Constitution to give the Federal government increased power...
Crimson voters mirrored the country's feeling in the February poll when they voted 55 per cent to declare void 5-4 decisions of the Supreme Court which adversely affect acts of Congress...
...current nationwide drive for road safety emphasizes the practical value of Dr. de Silva's experiments. Every newspaper poll has shown a large majority in favor of strict driving tests in order to assure a high standard of driving and knowledge of the rules of the road. By contributing a scientific means of administering such tests, Dr. de Silva gives these polls some meaning, and does the public at large a considerable service...