Word: formerly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most provocative reform ideas came from drug czar William Bennett, the former Education Secretary, who bluntly described much of what he heard at the summit as "pap -- and stuff that rhymes with pap." Bennett noted, for example, that "everybody seems to like national performance goals, but the question is . . . What happens if we don't reach them?" He suggested that "if we're not able in five years to get our schools back up to where they were in 1963, after spending 40% more, then maybe we should just . . . give people their money back and let them educate themselves...
...part, that "soul-searching" process is the result of several controversies which have rocked Harvard's prestigious Med School over the past year--including the revelations that Dr. Shervert H. Frazier, former head of psychiatry at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, plagiarized an article he had written early in his career...
...Lester P. Lee, Jr, a city activist and former council candidate, says that Sullivan also told him that the matter was discussed and that he had decided not to take part...
...Tuesday's vigil, Myette presented a stark contrast to the fiery rhetoric of Jean Wallace-Benjamin, who addressed the crowd in front of the former school building. In a relatively subdued voice, Myette read a statement thanking the marchers for their support but made little mention of the city-wide controversy...
...brief also takes issue with the way in which the Fly Club describes its membership process. The club has claimed its "punching season" is more selective than it actually is, the Baker document says. Specifically, it says that former club president Huschle has said some members are admitted to the Fly without sponsorship of a current undergraduate member, and some sponsers do not even know their candidate. Huschle also has said that students can become members without attending an event at the club, according to the brief...