Word: split
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Monro has been connected with Harvard since his graduation in 1935 except for wartime service in the Navy. As an undergraduate, he was Editorial Chairman of the CRIMSON and President of the Journal, a rival newspaper which resulted from an internal policy split in the regular "breakfast table daily...
...Democrats and the Christian Democratic party, just as it was among the occupying powers themselves. While the Socialists have argued for centralization, the Christian democrats, who have the same number of votes at Bonn, have fought for a weak, federal government. Since neither side will compromise its position, the split has deadlocked the convention's latest attempts to draft the constitution...
...shiny new United Nations machine came off the San Francisco assembly line four years ago this month. In the time since, United States-Soviet relations have deteriorated consistently; the signing of the Atlantic Pact a fortnight ago formalized the split between the two countries. But much more serious than this diplomatic hardening of the arteries has been the growth of anti-Russian feeling in this country. A significant part of the American press has parlayed domestic news into direct propaganda with viciousness and determination...
...will be expensive, yes. But the efforts of the Faculty to promote the new GE program seem likely to produce far more than half success. The Faculty is approaching the questions of personnel and incentives with an enlightenment that would warm the Special Committee's heart. The scheme of split-appointments for GE teachers means that they will be able to devote much time and energy to the new courses; and in general GE instructors are especially skilled in the art of teaching, as distinct from the art of research. In addition, small sections, stimulating term papers, and more constructive...
...families of the founder and of the longtime partners, there are only about 200 stockholders, who now own close to 50% of the 12,000 seldom-traded shares. Last week Tiffany's got ready to let more of the public in. At their annual meeting, stockholders voted to split the stock (currently quoted in over-the-counter trading at $600 to $650) 16 for 1. Tiffany's shares, which paid $35 in dividends last year, were split once before (in 1920) at 5 to 1; in the last 20 years they have sold as high...