Word: bucked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With grand illusions of having again climbed into the saddle, Congress is riding for a bigger and better fall. Many Senators and Representatives have arrogantly read a personal indorsement of themselves into the recent election results. Showing the reaction of spoiled children, they have chosen to buck the President on the first important measure since November elections--the War Powers Bill, concerning tariff and immigration statutes...
Maintaining the usual admission requirement of a high school diploma or its equivalent, the College will continue its accelerated year-round program and will admit a regular Freshman class this June, it was announced yesterday by Paul H. Buck, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
Abolition of the spring vacation, another step in accord with the College's wartime accelerated calendar, was announced last night by Dean Paul H. Buck, who also revealed that this change will move forward two weeks the spring reading period, the final examination period, and the Commencement date...
Although Dean Buck was not available for further comment last night, it was believed that the move had been made not only to speed the academic year and get men finished with their exams as quickly as possible, but also to make way for the Army, which will probably be assigning men here for specialized training...
...ready to cooperate with any program the Army and the navy may establish under the new draft policy. It does not seem wise, however, to announce plans for next year or to change examination schedules until a definite program, which is expected in the near future, materializes," stated Dean Buck yesterday...