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Although Dean Landis hesitated to recommend specific undergraduate courses, he did suggest certain subjects as important. He stressed the necessity of acquiring an ability to use the English language. "Over and over again," he said, "I find that many of our students are unable to think accurately because they cannot express themselves accurately. I have always thought that in giving up classical education we have sacrificed a discipline that made for precision in the choice of words and ideas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LANDIS ADVOCATES WIDE STUDY FOR LAW | 3/9/1940 | See Source »

...terms: 1) each producer to be allotted a percentage of total production based on his average output for the last few years; 2) a James-appointed committee of three producers, three miners, three State officials to supervise the plan; 3) a board of 14 producers' representatives to recommend weekly production quotas for the industry; 4) the agreement to be voluntary for all signers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MINING: Anthrofright | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

When the smoke cleared, the opposition had apparently gained a victory of questionable importance: the Administration had agreed to allow "clearly understaffed" Departments to recommend men for promotion to "frozen" associate professorships. This meant that if the President kept good faith, and the Departments pushed their claims, some of the ten assistant professors could be promoted to permanency even though they might never rise higher than the level of associate professor. Now the grapevine has it that two of the forgotten ten, one in. English and one in Government, have been recommended for promotion to permanent tenure. And confirmation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FORGOTTEN TEN | 2/24/1940 | See Source »

...graduate of Princeton nor could I recommend anyone to matriculate at Princeton if you publicity seekers continue your efforts to destroy tradition and make of a time honored and respectable university the abode of the mass, not respectability or family...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRESS | 2/21/1940 | See Source »

...economy which the Student Council Committee on Board may recommend would calf for more student waiters. Unlike the Union, the Houses have never employed many students in the dining halls; for the University felt that they would interfere with the attempt to create a clubby House atmosphere...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ticklish Problems in Lowering Rates Face New Council Committee on Board | 12/14/1939 | See Source »

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