Word: affords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...become almost a custom in this country for every young man that can afford it to go to college. Under these conditions there is a tendency for the intellectual standards of the university to be lowered to meet the capacities of the average student. Also boys of excellent character, though obviously unfitted for scholastic attainments, strain during their whole school life to get into college and then find it most difficult to stay there. The results are that the American universities no longer develop the best minds to their maximum degree, and many men who are not fitted...
...second-hand information can, of course, be as valuable as actual experience. This, however, requires years to gain, and a man may have to spend some time at several occupations before discovering what he is fitted for. Few can afford the time and money required to do this. The pressure of modern civilization is likely to force the average graduate to stick to his first choice, particularly if he has had special training for it, no matter how distasteful he may find it. For the student, learning from another is obviously the best thing he can do. The informality...
...know who is responsible in the city of Cambridge for the condition of the sidewalks, but I should think that the University could well afford the small outlay required for the erection of board walks over this muddy sea. (Name withheld by request...
Easily could Cartoonist Crosby afford the $1,455 expense of sounding his clarion in the World. Skippy and his colleagues- Cuthbert, Sooky ("Always belittlin' "), Yacob, Aunt Gussie, Uncle Louie (the glassblower)-gather over $100,000 a year for their creator...
...education is less definite and more subject to change than other professions. Research in the field is continually bringing to light improved methods. A good teacher cannot afford to allow himself to get into a rut, but must keep abreast of the times. This is best done by taking courses in a university where the professors in the department have been able through careful research to obtain a knowledge of the best methods...