Word: grading
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Russia nor did one emerge in Argentina after the deposition of Perón. Pope Pius XII is always in the running, but TIME would have to deal with so many canceled subscriptions that it is very unlikely that he will ever make the grade. Eden has taken up residence at No. 10 Downing Street, while the "Old Man" from West Germany is still in the field. The enigmas are Nehru and Tito; because they are enigmas, they must be considered...
According to the universality principle, admission to the UN is not conditional upon how a government is ruled or what wars it has started. It is, therefore, only a matter of time before Red China makes the grade. When it does, our delegation will be lucky to get Japan admitted also. The U.S. must try for some quid pro quo: maintaining the Chinese Nationalists as the government of Formosa or insuring that Outer Mongolia remains outer. Mr. Dulles' main consolation, as he faces the task of breaking the news to the American people, is that next year's membership struggle...
...Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He worked two years as a teller for the Exchange Bank in Tallahassee, saved another $500 and bought a law course at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. He finished the one-year course and passed the Florida bar exam with the second highest grade ever scored until then. "I came home," said Roy Collins, "boldly hung out my shingle-and proceeded to starve." Early in 1932 Roy spoke of marriage to dark-eyed Mary Call Darby, but there was a practical difficulty: "My law practice was earning me about $34 a month...
...long while--67 years, to be exact--it looked as though Tillich and the University would never get together. Born in 1886 in Starzeddel, Prussia, the theologian recalls that as early as the eighth grade it was "my dream" to be a scholar. He studied theology and philosophy at various German universities, became both a Ph.D. and an ordained minister of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and then in 1914, caught up by the excitement of war, he volunteered to serve as a chaplain in the German army. About two weeks in the front lines were enough to quench...
Hanson reported that approximately 100 entering students have qualified for advanced placement this fall, and tow have entered directly as sophomores. Five students came directly from 11th grade into this year's freshman class...