Word: criterion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...designated as front and the rear designated as, "Kentucky for Progress." The last motto is a standing joke among Kentuckians and many motorists have been fined for mutilating their tags to obliterate this sentiment. Likewise, the evolution law almost passed a few years ago. However, the motto is a criterion of an ignorance-ridden state. It is the 47th state in illiteracy-only one state being lower in the scales. ...* WARREN WHEELER...
Editors Note; The above letter from Mr. Lamb is perhaps a justification of the manifold activities of the information office; but in the defense cited, his figures and in general his argument is apparently based upon a technical criterion of quantity rather than actual value...
Herman Devries, Chicago Evening American: "The choir is the greatest of its kind in America, perhaps in the world." Frederick Ramig, Cleve- land Times: "Dr. Christiansen has the greatest vocal ensemble this country has ever heard. The St. Olaf Lutheran Choir is the criterion for all choirs." Richard Spamer, St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "In all America there exists no musical organization devoted to choral song quite comparable to St. Olaf." New York World: "Some two score youths and maidens from Northfield, Minn., put on immortality for approxi- mately one hour and thirty minutes last night at the Metropolitan Opera House...
...CRIMSON is narrowed and no one derives any great benefit from reading what is printed. If you should exclude all but the comments of the University at large, not only would more people find interest in the editorial column, but Harvard would be provided with a true criterion of undergraduate thought. A. W. Baldwin...
...Another criterion in a question such as this is the history of the practice of the legislative and executive branches of the government. As Chief Justice Marshall said in another instance, "It is conceived that a doubtful question...., if not put to rest by the practice of the government, ought to receive a considerable impression from that practice...