Word: conformity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...additional of opinion on courses was optioned team other students, and the judgments in the Guide are a distillation of representative student opinion. As such, they have the limitations of any "representative" opinion. There are numbers of men, in and out of college, whose likes and dislikes do not conform to the general or representative judgement. There may, for example, be more than one man in each class who finds that French 2 is a thoroughly enjoyable course. The Guide can only say to the inquiring student that the great majority of men whom the editors of the CRIMSON have...
...stated that it would censor only song words or titles with questionable or double meanings. It intends meeting weekly, publishing lists of banned titles, claims the backing of orchestra leaders throughout the land. Lists will also be sent to music publishers with requests that lyricists change their sentiments to conform to Committee of Five standards...
...Tribune, but Genevieve's switched over to the rival Chicago Daily News where it topped a new women's page column called "In Capitol Letters." The Administration-baiting Tribune said the change was due to disagreement over policy, with the implication that Mrs. Herrick would not conform to the paper's hostile attitude toward the Roosevelts. She said she quit for sentimental reasons which only she would understand...
Weetamoe and Yankee, both contenders for defending the Cup in 1930, were remodelled to conform to this year's rules. Yankee, a heavy weather boat which holds the record for the 30-mile Cup course, had her bow sharpened to make her faster in light airs. Frank Paine, her designer, raised the money by subscription in Boston. Weetamoe had her keel weights deepened and moved forward to make her more seaworthy. The New York syndicate which owns Whirlwind, slowest of 1930's four contenders, did not recondition her this year. vanitie, under this year's rules...
...vegetable gardens when he gets back to his father's farm. Those who popped their heads into the Assistant Secretary's office just before he left for his Senatorial inquisition, found Dr. Tugwell having his white doeskin shoes cleaned and whitened. His necktie, shirt and socks always conform to a careful color scheme, and in passing a mirror he is apt, perhaps unconsciously, to give himself a glance. At 42 he is a handsome figure of a man. Besides being a connoisseur of dress, he is also an amateur of wines. Otherwise he leads the life...