Word: conformity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When he was almost two months old, Washington was sprinkled in the "orthodox Episcopal manner." At 33 he took oath to conform to the doctrine of the Church of England "as by law established." Throughout his life he was seen regularly in church though he did not often kneel in prayer or partake of communion. Washington's reputation, like that of such Deists as Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin, is one of coolness and moderation in religion. But through his time swept a hot blast of evangelism, chiefly in the Methodist and Baptist faiths. General Washington...
...operate the reform school on the lines of a private school. Superintendent Robert Rosenbluth will function as headmaster. The boys, whose ages range from 12 to 16 years, will have 700 acres in which to work, play and roam. They will wear no uniforms, live in cottages, conform to no more rules than do private school boys...
...desperation the council called in Maitre Jevain, prominent attorney of Dijon. After much thought Maitre Jevain opined as follows: "The Government lists a category of domestic animals under the generic title of horned beasts. Does not the snail conform to that definition...
Such a course will often not be voluntary for the student: an average Freshman, especially if he leans toward a technical field, is too anxious to finish studying, and start work. It is true that the Engineering School must always be an undergraduate school to conform to the terms of the McKay bequest. Since this is so, and the corridor must exist, let it be as narrow as possible, so that few, if any, can enter. Not many engineers would regret having spent two extra years in obtaining a broader education of this sort...
...Well, I haven't had any alcohol yet but we shall conform to the laws of the country in which we live, not the country in which it is absolutely impossible to get a drink...