Word: hesses
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There are other hopeful signs. Northwestern University professor Fred Hess, who studies the Chicago system, has found that the policy against social promotion has instilled a new commitment to learning among those kids who scored well enough to be promoted. Indeed, opponents of social promotion argue that the simple fear of getting held back will motivate slackers to shape up, and that the number of retainees will accordingly dwindle. "We're not out to flunk kids," says school-board president Gery Chico. "We're out to improve kids...
DIED. LEON HESS, 85, former oil tycoon and owner of the New York Jets; in New York City. Hess, whose net worth last year was estimated by Forbes to be $720 million, bought in to the team in 1963, later becoming sole owner...
...after the graduation of Jon Hess, Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey--an attack unit that combined for 618 points and 26 Ivy League Player of the Week awards--last June, things have been different in New Jersey. The Tigers (4-3, 3-0 Ivy) began their quest for a fourth straight national crown with three losses and have a 1-2 record at Class of 1952 Stadium...
...after the graduation of Jon Hess, Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey--an attack unit that combined for 618 points and 26 Ivy League Player of the Week awards--last June, things have been different in New Jersey. The Tigers (4-3, 3-0 Ivy) began their quest with three losses and have a 1-2 record at Class of 1952 Stadium...
...Austrian-American physicist Victor Hess detects radiation coming from outer space; it is later dubbed cosmic rays...