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...nearly a year active agitation in favor of some sort of Federal law for the advancement of education has been in progress; on April 11, 1921. Mr. Towner introduced a bill in the House of Representatives which would create a department of education in the charge of a Secretary. At the meeting held Saturday morning in Lawrence Hall many prominent educators spoke of the need of the States for assistance in educational work. The proposed bill is designed for the purpose of granting moneys to the states for their aid; it is not planned to have it control schools...
Much could be done by the Class of 1922 to overcome these obstacles to educational progress at Harvard. May 1 offer these concrete suggestions...
...however, brought an increase in value of exports over 1919 and this resulted from an increase in prices, whereas the pronounced decline of the value of our exports in 1921 was for the most part the result of falling prices. Last year Europe was financially unstable, and the progress in restoring economic stability was slow, but in England, France and Italy the situation has passed the climax. There will not, however, be any extensive change in the present balance of trade until the first payment on the allied debts are made, and there is no evidence that the present purchasing...
Class organization during the undergraduate years has never been an outstanding feature of Harvard. There comes a time in the history of each class, however, when it is necessary to have support from every member. For 1922 that time has now arrived. At present there are several undertakings in progress which are distinctly for the benefit of the whole class. The Senior Album, the first to get under way and therefore the first to have the unfortunate experience of running into Senior inertia, reports that less than one fourth of the 700 blanks sent out three weeks ago have been...
...committee was organized on a purely experimental basis and was devised to form a connecting link between the University and the business world. Its purpose is twofold: first, to promote the progress of economic research, and second, to cooperate with the business interests and to keep them informed of the trend of economic activities. Moreover the committee furnishes valuable assistance to other colleges by supplying them, at a reduced rate, with statistics and service which are important in the proper instruction in courses of business cycles, money, banking, and so forth. Its establishment has filled a broad gap between...