Word: graded
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...innovation in the traffic regulations as announced last night will be the closing of Memorial Drive to automobile traffic between Western Avenue and River Street. The detour was made necessary because of the construction work now going on at the new Western Avenue Bridge, where the grade of the road is being raised to the level of the new bridge. On Saturday, all cars going towards Boston will detour at Hingham Street, while cars coming from Boston will detour at River Street...
...taken or is taking a course in Mathematics not regularly open to Freshmen is eligible to membership in the club. A special effort is made to have a good proportion of the papers of such a nature that they will be of interest to students taking courses of intermediate grade...
...only provided an admirable public school system, but have also elevated the standards of instruction in private and parochial schools by providing state supervision. Seeking to control non-public schools still further, Michigan politicians have, of late, proposed an amendment to the State Constitution whereby children "under the ninth grade and under 16" would be compelled to attend the public schools. Should this amendment become law, private and parochial schools in Michigan would be deprived of a good two-thirds of their patronage...
...Prize Essay Contest in the high and secondary schools of the United States as an educational project intended to create a better appreciation of the vital importance of chemistry in the national life of this country. The contest was very successful, over 500,000 students of high school grade from all over the country participated. As a result of the success of last year's contest, Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Garvan of New York city have provided funds, not only to duplicate the high school contest this year, but to enlarge its scope by adding the contest for college...
...Studies in Education, Number 5) shows that among the continuation-school children in Massachusetts, all of whom are already engaged in industry, there are not a few who have exceptionally high intelligence ratings. This may be taken as a sign that they ought not to be engaged in low-grade work or blind-alley jobs. It is not a sure proof that these young people are going to be leaders...