Word: burdened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plan places an extra burden on the teachers. They must make absolutely sure that the laggard student has no emotional or mental block, that every effort is made to save him, and that he has the right of appeal. But for all that, the plan works. Of those expelled, more than half have returned, and most are doing well. Joyce, for instance, has so far this year earned one H (the highest mark given), two As, three Bs. Moreover, says Superintendent Warren, "achievement scores on twelfth grade examinations have gone up. It has become respectable in Calgary...
...exam push will not hurt the chances of the varsity swimming team when it meets Pennsylvania in its second league meet of the season Saturday night at 8:30 in the I.A.B. pool. Despite the heavy burden of reading period and some winter illnesses, Coach Ulen expects to have little difficulty with the Quakers...
Last night Wilbur J. Bender, Dean of Admissions and Scholarships, said that as yet he did not know what specifically would be done to aid scholarship students with the new financial burden...
...blame for this situation must rest on the College and House administrations, which have come to assume that the Committees will bear part of the financial burden. If certain facilities, in addition to bed, board, and plumbing, are important for House living, their cost should be met by University funds rather than by donation. Meanwhile, House Committees must resort to begging until provided other income for their work...
...squatting on Scrooge's land, made his entrance, Scrooge snapped: "Where've you been? Rustlin' some of my cattle? It don't seem you're ever at the ranch when I come by." Marley's ghost wore a ten-gallon hat, toted a burden of land grants, mortgages and gold nuggets, and the Ghost of Christmas Past was a young cowpuncher who greeted Scrooge: "Howdy, pardner. I reckon you've been expecting me." For an idea that might have driven some viewers to Earp, it all went down quite smoothly, suggesting...