Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...third type of business school is represented by the Amos Tuck School, which does, indeed, accept the principle of a dividing line below the close of the college curriculum. The Amos Tuck School, however, has turned out to be distinctly restricted in scope and attracts few students outside of Dartmouth itself. Moreover, it suffers from the same de- fect as the Harvard School in that it offers an inadequate curriculum of only two years in length...
...most striking change in the arrangement is a provision which makes it mandatory for a freshman to accept or reject an invitation within an hour after he has received it and before he has had opportunity to discuss it with his classmates...
Likewise in college courses, the great majority of men whose minds are normally active and penetrating are content to accept, and retain momentarily a mass of detailed facts. They forget that the dates and rules required in courses are only means intended to train their minds for future constructive work. A student should not regard his courses as a mere acquisition of facts, but as a development and broadening of his mind...
Commander Frank T. Evans said: "It is most important, in the formative period of life, to acquire the habit of defence of one's country. By accepting the privileges of American citizenship you accept also the responsibility of protecting your country. The time is bound to come when the United States must be ready to defend itself, and you are given the opportunity now to accomplish something concrete. You may not become an admiral, but one man who joins the naval cruise is worth to the Navy a hundred who have not been on board ship...
...this election the list of names which will be printed on the final, ballot will be determined. From the list of nominations formerly published, M. C. Bragdon, Jr., and J. E. Roddey, Jr., have withdrawn their names as candidates for the office of permanent secretary. The election committee will accept no withdrawals after April...