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...Quid hercle faciamus de obstructione?"* But it was not until late 19th century London that the commuter appeared as a distinct type. London's rapid growth called for so much space for businesses that citizens were forced out of the center of the metropolis, had to commute to work by horse bus and rail. It was only in the U.S., with its spreading cities and changing population patterns, that the commuter came into his own as a widespread social phenomenon. He got a big boost from the introduction of the cut-fare commutation ticket for those who ride...
...working force of 66 million, commuters make up a scant 10 million. Yet their daily cycle from home to work accounts for a larger volume of passenger traffic than any other type of weekday travel. Six million of them get to work and back home by auto, 450,000 by train, 3,550,000 by bus, subway or rapid transit. Others ingeniously make the trip by airplane, helicopter, bicycle, motor scooter, powerboat and, in the case of one hardy California commuter, by kayak...
...intelligent New Haven rider, for instance, knows that if the road cannot make money, it will go bust-and he will have to find another, more expensive way to work. Many roads fear that raising fares much more will drive more commuters to the auto. But the sturdy rail commuters still left have little taste for exchanging their lot for traffic chaos. The Long Island has raised fares four times since 1956, yet has never lost more than 1% of its commuters after any hike...
Manners & Mechanics. To round off the embryo elite, there are afternoon lessons in music (all instruments), good manners and ballroom dancing, along with projects in radio, photography and chemistry. Manual training is mandatory, and older children will soon work part time in nearby factories to learn a trade. Each child must also learn to drive a car-and repair it. Every Friday comes "hygiene day," when all must pass personal inspection of clothes and quarters, and each dormitory also has a logbook for daily lapses: "Dust on the window ledge," or "Lint under Kolya's cot." The students...
Like many another U.S. millionaire, William Black, president of Chock Full O' Nuts Corp., has discovered one of the true pleasures of hard work and good fortune. Last week short, chunky Bill Black gave $5,000,000 to Columbia University toward an 18-story medical-research building. It was the largest gift from a living person ever received by Columbia. Said Black: "I have found that there is a tremendous joy in giving. It is a very important part of the joy of living." Brooklyn-born Bill Black had no such joys when he worked his way through Columbia...