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...Corps cadets at Oxnard, Calif. voted Vera Zorina owner of "the most beautiful fuselage in the world." Firestone Rubber workers in Akron elected Starlet Alexis Smith "the night shift sweetheart." Gene Tierney prepared to dunk herself, for glamor's sake, in $1,700 worth of essence of gardenias...
...shift to Plan E was brought about by many factors chief of which is that the Cambridge tax rate jumped ten dollars in so many years, and is now at $47, one of the highest in the United States. Cambridge, according to Landis, was nearly bankrupt and many irate citizens clamored for a drastic move...
...Biggest change was a sharp shift from liberal arts to technical courses. Enrollment for the general B.A. degree was down nearly 10% (since 1939); for the humanities, down 33%; for engineering, up more...
...required of a man wishing to streamline his road to the magical sheepskin. Whereas University Hall used to slap on an extra course for the privilege, it now declares that not only will a man take the same number of courses as the four-year student, but he will shift one course to the Summer School season. This means taking 14 in three College years, and one in Summer School, instead of 16 in all, as formerly required...
...obstructions have been justified by A.F. of L. leaders on the ground that they must protect their members from technological unemployment. But there is more than a suspicion that A.F. of L. leaders, in many cases, are more concerned about their own jobs than their men's. A shift in methods might mean the end of a craft, the collapse of a union, the disintegration of a dues-paying membership...