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The Daily Times
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina
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Oxford and Cambridge universities seek financial aid from the UK government amid fiscal difficulties; a commission chaired by former Premier Herbert H. Asquith is appointed to investigate. High living costs strain students, with profiteering act invoked for relief.
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London, Dec. 17.--Oxford and Cambridge universities have applied for financial assistance from the state. The government has responded by appointing a commission to inquire into the matter. The chairman of the commission is the former Premier Herbert H. Asquith.
There is no doubt in the public mind that both the famous universities are hard up, but so also is the state, and the present is not considered the most suitable time for obtaining any considerable grant from it. Meanwhile many of the undergraduates are finding it difficult to make both ends meet owing to the inflated cost of living. Efforts are being made by invoking the profiteering act to enable them to procure necessities at less cost.
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London
Event Date
Dec. 17
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appointment of commission to inquire; no grant expected soon due to state finances; student relief efforts via profiteering act.
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Oxford and Cambridge universities applied for financial assistance from the state. Government appointed a commission chaired by former Premier Herbert H. Asquith to investigate. Universities and state face financial difficulties; undergraduates struggle with high living costs, with efforts to reduce prices using the profiteering act.