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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...division of Modern Languages has adopted the plan for all except elementary courses for a one year's trial, after which future arrangements will be made by the individual courses. As in the other departments details of the new plan will be worked out by the various course heads. The same situation holds in the division of Ancient Languages as in that of Modern Languages, except that the reading periods may be extended to certain courses open to Freshman. Greek B, for instance, will adopt the new system because of the large number of upperclassmen regularly enrolled in its ranks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Most Non-Scientific Divisions to Adopt Reading Period Plan | 9/28/1927 | See Source »

...bowling game has been adopted by the welfare departments of large industrial and commercial institutions as one of the best health and social mediums for their employes. It has also been adopted by fraternal organizations, K. of C.'s, Y. M. C. A.'s and countless other organizations, who certainly would not adopt a game generally participated in by "barflies" and "roustabouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 26, 1927 | 9/26/1927 | See Source »

...item I every have now to and then, and I am not at all sure that I want to continue taking the trouble of doing course, this. One cancellation. alternative would be, of I think that a simpler and much better solution would be, however, for you to of adopt this anything rule : which, "TIME while will it print may no be 'right' details or 'moral' in some other country, is not 'right' or 'moral- in our United States...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 22, 1927 | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

...suppose, that there is no longer any law of God which is binding upon us and that our only standard is our own taste of preference. If this is true, if there is no law of God which must be obeyed we need not wonder if our young people adopt 'companionate marriage' or any other suggestion. Judge Lindsey's advocacy of 'unmarried unions' [TIME, Jan. 24, Feb. 28] is publicly commended by college professors, writers and other well-known people, among some ministers of religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Morals | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

...pages if they should be returned and to rebind the volume, will be a serious expense, yet the Library must in some way repair the loss. Any course of action or any expression of opinion that will prevent such destruction in the future, we should be prompt to adopt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 6/9/1927 | See Source »

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