Word: functional
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said Sproul: "[The] function of the university . . . does not require . . . that every high-school graduate must be guaranteed a bachelor's degree. The chief handicap of American higher education . . . has been our too easy admission to university training of large numbers of students . . . not properly qualified by native ability, or previous training, or even social attitude...
...first year of operation, the Bureau of Supervisors, under Stanley Salmen '36, helped 406 men with the assistance of 79 supervisors. Since it was organized chiefly to replace the commercial method, the Bureau initially had to take over some of the function of the "tute" schools. In 1939 the Bureau ran reviews for finals for every course with more than 50 freshmen enrolled...
Extension of Function...
Social Sciences 13b. The Impact of Science on Modern Life (spring term). Professor Mather. (Follows Natural Sciences 11a). "A critical examination of the function of science in society and its implications for human welfare in the social transformations of the twentieth century...
...Bank," said he, "is fundamentally sound and has an important job to do. The world cannot exist half rubble and half skyscraper. ... In making loans, it is impossible to eliminate political considerations entirely. It is the Bank's function to take calculated risks. But every possible step should be taken for the protection of its bonds. The securities of the Bank must be made prime, because in the long run its success is dependent upon the cooperation of the financial community...