Word: allowence
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...blamed them for the Cyprus debacle and warned that their continued rule could lead to chaos and a rebirth of Communism in a country that "twice almost became the Viet Nam of Europe." He called on the colonels "to recognize their duty" and resign. Said he: "Greeks will not allow the maintenance of dictatorship under whatever form...
...students turn in -and he tells them how many abstracts will make an A. He has abolished examinations, gives one test that includes multiple-choice items asking, for example, to "name the required textbook in this course." He bans note-taking in class because it doesn't allow the students to become "intellectually involved with me as I talk." Learning should be "an enjoyable and even thrilling experience," says Byrd, who normally gives about 80% of his students...
...jeers from the bleachers. After all, he knew a damnsight more about the art of tightrope walking than anybody else in the world." If Blondin could calmly eat an omelet high above Niagara's roar, Lewis asked, "why should Johnson-the smartest political acrobat of the 1960s-allow himself to be upset by his Viet policy critics...
Terrace Club has voted to hold "open Bicker." As long as there is space, anyone who wants can join. Campus Club also voted to open its books in February, but its graduate board, which effectively runs the club, would not allow it. Thomas K. Babington, president of Campus, made the announcement last week: "The board is not amenable to the idea of non-selectivity for a mere segment of the street. They will support this club in maintaining the principle of selectivity." As a result, 11 members have said they will resign in protest...
...participants in the conference agreed that the purpose of undergraduate education should be "to allow the student to fulfill himself as a human being," according to Jeff Elman '69, acting chairman...