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When residents of Washington, D.C., use the term "city government," they are speaking either metaphorically or humorously: in actual fact there is no such thing. Lines of responsibility in the administration of the city do not exist. Those with real power in the city are usually not interested in its problems, while those with real interest in the city's problems generally have no power. Frustration is built into Washington affairs...
...pass-fail idea was attached to a fifth course, rather than to one of the normal four, because of the opportunities for ungraded credit (freshmen seminars, independent study, tutorial) that now exist. Other Ivy League schools which have experimented with pass-fail have five-course loads...
...many books on proper English usage already exist-Strunk, Fowler, Jespersen, Evans, Mencken-that the appearance of yet another is a case of meeting an unfelt need. One dependable authority in this field, like one telephone company, should be enough, and the English-speaking world has had one since British Lexicographer Henry...
...exams as a criterion for deciding whether to give a student his deferment. This, they say, would be even more unfair than the present system, by which a student who fares poorly on the draft exam may rely on his grades, and vice versa. As long as student deferments exist, it is argued, as many factors as possible should go into each decision made by the local board...
Each Council would be responsible for planning an integrated course for a student within the time allotted to the Council. The Council would be encouraged to set up alternative parallel courses where important difference in background and aptitude exist...