Word: adjustment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Stanley Durkee, should give them some satisfaction for representations they had made to him in protest against compulsory physical and military drills† They demanded reinstatement of anti-militarists dismissed by Dr. Durkee, swore to "cut" their classes a beyond the allowable number of 20 as was necessary to "adjust their rights...
...which he can go and there pour out his troubles. Although in effect this plan shifts to the Freshman the burden and responsibility of making the first contact with his advisor, it is a distinct forward step in the difficult problem of helping the first-year man to adjust himself to his strange environment...
...second and last Mondays of the months from 10.30 in the morning until the business is done, usually about 1.30, sometimes later. As to attendance, every member makes this his first duty. In September I set down all the dates until Commencement in my engagement book, and adjust my plans through the year to them. Others doubtless do the same. Of course there are other duties for each Fellow besides the meetings. The charter empowers the President and Fellows 'to hold a meeting for the debating and concluding of affairs...
...Adjust Two Systems Effectively
Also, Dean Bacon points out that the showing of this group of men improved steadily throughout the year. "In other words," he says, "this group required time to adjust itself to Harvard conditions, but did adjust itself, and perhaps may be expected this year to make a still better showing as compared with the average of the class...