Young Puerto Rico president vows 24 hour university reform
At 33 Jaime Benitez heads the University of Puerto Rico with a 24 hour duty mindset. He plans a year round schedule, broader core courses, and reforms inspired by Robert Hutchins. He aims to adapt Puerto Rico for 5,000 students and employ renowned Spanish scholars while expanding agriculture programs.
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University of Puerto Rico
Boy Wonder
Washington
Jaime Benitez
United States
Georgetown University
Robert Hutchens
University of Chicago
Bolling Field
Benitez
University of
Puerto Rico
Hutchens
Don Fernando de Los Rios
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Don Felipe Sanchez Roman
Jie
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Rex Tugwell
Tugwell
Doctors With Wings Flight Surgeons In Jungle And Ice Fronts
In jungles and arctic wastes flight surgeons of the Army Air Forces blend old field skills with modern medical lore. Capt. T R White and Capt. Oscar Schneller exemplify the role saving crews through on scene triage and rapid evacuations. They keep squadrons fit, alert, and ready for action around the globe.
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Dolph Field School of Aviation
Air Force
Doctors With Wings
Army Air Force
Park Avenue
Main Street
U. S
Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
T. R. White
Shangri- la
Captain White
White
Dutch Guiana
Oscar Schneller
Schneller
Scneler
Army Air Forces
Ran
Population rise in large cities noted in 1940 census
The 1940 census lists 412 cities with populations of 25,000 or more, up from 376 in 1930. The total population in these large cities reached 52,535,767, compared with 50,016,533 a decade earlier.
Counties gain population during war industry boom observed
In a Census Bureau survey of 137 metropolitan counties from April 1, 1940 to May 1, 1942, 88 counties with war industries added 2,639,000 people while 43 counties without war industries showed a population decline.
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Census Bureau
Substitution Cuts Paint Industry Steel Consumption
Substitution of glass containers for metal cans in the paint industry will reduce steel consumption from 73,000 tons to 6,700 tons.
Names for Liberty ships proposed by students in salvage drive
A school project catalogs names for Liberty ships in the national salvage campaign. It lists three Presidents, five U S Senators, three frontiersmen, three famous Indians, and two aviators Colin P Kelly and Amelia Earhart, all approved by the Maritime Commission.
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Maritime Commission
U. S
Colin P. Kelly
Amelia Earhart
Urbanization Leap From 1790 to 1940 Cites Census Bureau
The census data show a dramatic shift as the share of people living in cities with populations of 2300 or more grows from 5.1 percent in 1790 to 56.5 percent by 1940. This reflects rapid urban development and demographic change across eras.
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