Word: efforts
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There is of course outside reading in addition to the paper, but the normal curriculum includes only two seminar courses in one term. This eliminates the crude examination system of marking, puts a premium on intellectual effort and ability (both in speaking and writing), offers a maximum of intellectual stimulation and honest competition, and can give the group the close integration within which many individuals do their best work. I do not believe that the system would increase the work load of the instructors since it eliminates lectures, sections, and correcting of dull, poorly-written, illegible bluebooks. A few hours...
Fast skating and dead-eyed puck handling completely befuddled the Varsity defense, which never managed to put up more than a token effort toward stopping the B.C. line. The Crimson's own offense, in the meantime, was effectively bottled by the hard checking Eagles, while their efficient goalie Bernie Burke disposed of any shots which got that...
...times when educational problems are lying around ripe for investigation, it seems unnecessary and wasteful to spend large amounts of effort dissecting small points. Such is precisely what has happened to the Case of the Compulsory Hour Exams. What started as a dispute over phraseology has become a full-scale survey of "the issues involved...
...University should spare no effort to make AVC's job a minor one, however. Some of the official reasons for raising rents at all are decidedly open to doubt; a ham-handed administration of next fall's unpleasantness will surely do little to quiet these suspicions. Of course, some hardship cases will certainly result from the increase. But these must be cut to a minimum by careful and efficient methods. A torrent of student demands for redress will only indicate that the University has botched its policy. What is now a rather low and indistinct undergraduate grumbling pointed...
...both relays, and scored heavily in every other event except the dash and 35-pound weight throw. In the latter event, Sam Felton, who placed second in the Nationals Saturday, hit 56 feet, 9 1/2 inches. This would have won the Nationals, where Felton's best effort was a toss of 54 feet...