Word: concerning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...over the NDEA oath, some members proposed a broad attack on both the loyalty oath and the disclaimer affidavit on the grounds of academic freedom, while others believed that the Council should deal with oath and affidavit separately. Several HFC members expressed the opinion that the organization should not concern itself with the NDEA...
...effectively delivered speech to the Inland Daily Press Association, Rockefeller pinpointed six areas of main concern (foreign policy, defense, education, economic growth, labor and civil rights), promised that he would speak "at length on these problems in the times ahead...
...direct contrast to the University's theoretical stand in favor of individuality, initiative, student responsibility, and the right to individual expression, the Administration assumes an often stifling concern for the welfare and conduct of Penn students. It is highly unlikely that students at any other Ivy League institution received a letter this summer from the president stating, "...it has been my custom to write a letter calling attention to certain qualities which we feel the University may properly expect of its students. Foremost among these are honesty, self-reliance, a high standard of personal conduct, and a concern...
...degree requirements in the College ask only that the student compile 32 semester credits of a total of 128 in his major field; there are no general examinations. Although students evince great conscientiousness about class attendance--perhaps since the administration permits only six cuts per course per term--intellectual concern does not extend to the dormitories, dining halls, and fraternities. Many intelligent students complain about the lack of intellectual companionship and challenge outside of class. The loud blare of popular music fills...
...representing the progressive, intellectual elements within the city, has played this linking role of political savvy with moral concern so important to the University. Because of its influence, no threats to turn the Yard into a parking lot or to run the proposed belt highway by Thayer Hall have carried much weight...