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Word: aims (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...should aim to have the scholarship funds of our colleges and universities used in such a way as to enable the secondary school graduates of real ability to continue their education irrespective of the financial status of their parents. This means we should allow the able student to devote his time to his studies without the distraction of trying to earn his living...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONANT REPORT | 1/15/1935 | See Source »

Orchids to your independent attitude in forsaking an all too common and deeply regretted "aim to please" policy. Twice this week you have chosen to handle a "hot poker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Answer Requested | 1/11/1935 | See Source »

...train men to meet the demands of this new situation is the aim of the Business School program. For this training Dr. Isaacs' course, which will not specialize in any one phase of the situation, is designed to serve as a general introduction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BUSINESS SCHOOL WILL PRESENT NEW COURSE | 1/11/1935 | See Source »

...effectiveness of tutoring in History and Literature is common knowledge. English, on the other hand, is a subject which many students select for concentration merely because they have no special interest in any other field. Hence this Department is burdened with large numbers of lukewarm students whose highest scholarly aim is to get a "gentleman's C" in their courses. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that on the whole the tutorial system functions much less well in English than in History and Literature. With able students it is an afficient educational device; with those who have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twenty Per Cent of Tutees Obtain Little Benefit From Tutorial System, States Overseers' Report | 1/11/1935 | See Source »

...first aim of the Dining Hall Department is to provide ample varied menus adapted as far as possible to the tastes and likes of the different groups which it is serving, and to serve this menu hot and in attractive fashion. The second aim is to do all of this at the minimum of expense, and not to spend more than the total of the receipts for board and meals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Supplying and Satisfying the Inner Undergraduate Man Included Diets From Spaghetti and Garlic to Sweetbreads | 1/10/1935 | See Source »

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