Word: allowables
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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...
...science a reading knowledge of Latin or Greek would be a valuable asset to a student interested in the growth of ideas on these subjects. The fact that some students, however few, may find a knowledge of the Classics worthwhile, if not essential, should be reason enough to allow such a knowledge to fulfill the language requirements...
...upon the calendar, the measure could be brought out for a vote only by petition of a majority (218 members) of the House. In 1931 the Democrats had their day. With a majority in the House for the first time in a dozen years, they changed the rule to allow one-third (145 members) of the House by petition to rescue any bill from a hostile committee...
...time to go back to the comfortable security of the old gag rule which required a majority to disrupt. Speaker Byrns had the job of getting the change approved by the Democratic caucus. He might have had difficulty had he not offered a concession: the House leadership would allow a vote on the Bonus early in the session. No more persuasion was needed. The caucus plumped 225 to 60 for Gag Rule. Next day it was put to a vote in the House. The Republicans who had so long defended Gag Rule as an honorable mechanism of party government voted...
Using the results of the University of Minnesota survey which have proved this statement, Dr. Drury said, "We cannot, therefore, allow ourselves to believe that the larger classes in public schools are less fruitful than the smaller c lasses in private schools...