Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...This can only be accomplished by abolishing course grades. If some distinction between the work done by student is desired, three grades could adequately the three types of work students do. Besides providing the student with a sufficient estimate of his work they would relieve the instructor of teh difficult task of deciding whether a student deserves a C plus or a B minus. Honor degrees could be awarded upon the student's showing in general and special examinations within his field and upon the recommendation of his tutor. The latter is in a much better position to pass upon...
When one is faced with an emergency, it is often difficult to pursue a thoughtful course and measures may be adopted which appear the next day to be ill-advised and lacking in justice. This was the case last Thursday when nearly 200 police prevented a demonstration against the Nazi cruiser "Karlsruhe...
...Darrow's findings lies in the fact that they have brought the problems of the NRA before the country in a provocative fashion. Unfortunately, he has done it in such a way as to discount his revelations immediately. Although Mr. Darrow has obviously gone beyond his province, it is difficult to realize why Mr. Roosevelt appointed him. In short, he has gone a long way to destroy helpful criticism in its effectiveness...
After less than two months in operation, the four House typing bureaus which were established shortly before spring vacation have made about $250 for the students who have been working in them. The most difficult job so far, one requiring the services of men from several Houses, has been the typing of about 250 pages of technical German for a scientific thesis...
Replying to an enthusiastic ovation at the beginning of his lecture in Government 1 yesterday, President Lowell said in part: "Nothing is more stimulating than to lecture before a class of young men like this. I am going to leave this pleasant work and take up the most difficult task in the United States. The American college is being attacked on all sides and for all sorts of reasons. Many educators say that the college and the other departments of the University should be distinct and separate: I do not sympathize with those ideas, but I do know that...