Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...work slide for a month or more will take little or no interest in classes after Christmas; Honors men, on the other hand, need lecture presentation far less than other students. Whether viewed from one angle or the other, it is clear that three-week periods are in demand. The findings of the Committee are of the first importance, and their recognition will be unanimously welcomed by the University...
...return to the old rule is not desirable. As the Student Council stated, it should be revised and standardized. The lack of system in previous years was without doubt a contributory factor in the demand for stricter regulations. A plan that would be convenient and at the same time effective, like the Oxford card system, would meet with general approval. It is clear that some change is called for, and in formulating the new plan President Conant and the Masters would do well to take into their confidence a delegation from the student body which has every desire to smooth...
Answering a perennial demand for recognition of elementary languages, Delmar Leighton '19, Dean of Freshmen, on Saturday announced the official opening of a French and German center in the Union...
...calibre of the crews, on which safe conduct at sea so much depends. Agreements based on these points could be made without resort to strikes and violence along the coastline, if either side would adopt a spirit of fair play. For clearly the best interests of the shipping trade demand a decent standard of living for sailors, as well as an equitable return to the owners of the ships...
...American Legion was founded ostensibly to foster patriotism, and to continue to serve the country in peace as in war. Since the war, the Legion has demanded a bonus for their war services, based on what logic it is difficult to see. They forced payment of that bonus years before it was due. Now they are pressing on to demand pensions for every member, and for their families, no matter when required. Beside these mammoth treasury raids, unhesitatingly made in times of severe economic distress, the petty steals in disability pensions which produced such paradoxes as football players drawing total...