Word: hinders
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pioneers fought their way over the trace to establish communities in the new country. Kentuck was not, however, the Utopia of all men's dreams. The Indians held it unlucky and used it for their battle ground. They resented the foreigner's intrussion, doing all in their power to hinder the building of the new forts...
Generally speaking however, it would appear that there are two obstacles which hinder an examiner from doing his best job. On the one hand, as most professors have assistants correct their papers for them, they have often no conception of how well the average student has assimilated the lectures or the reading, or what his especial capabilities or difficulties in the course are. On the other hand, they object to the student correlating his knowledge at a tutoring school and ask questions designed to founder the student who has placed reliance in the Widow, sinking many self-prepared students...
...demanded, by the college. Often, there are various administrative duties added to all the others. The House Plan, moreover, will not tend to lessen the time that must be devoted to administration. These things, doled out in measure, are ideal; piled on in excesses, they must surely restrain and hinder the attainment of the aims of both professor and student...