Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Where then was Joffre, the jovial, the well beloved? Good "Papa" Joffre announced through his onetime aide-decamp, Colonel Fadry, that, at the age of 76, he did not feel equal to a two-mile walk. The end of the walk was the Crypt of Honor at the famed Hotel des Invalides, near the great, domed, imperial tomb of THE CORSICAN...
...practice rounds, Francis Ouimet, George Von Elm, Harrison Johnston, Jess Sweetser stood on the eighth tee in the rain, waited for the honor man to tee up. Thunder blasted, lightning spat at a fence a few yards away from the mound, shocked slightly the foursome, most annoyed Sweetser, who had only to make two pars...
...move to abolish the honor system started last year when the Student Council by referendum established its unpopularity. The chief cause of dislike was a clause in the honor system code which required students to report cases of "cribbing...
More recently many schools and colleges in the U. S. adopted the honor system. During examination hours, therefore, schoolmasters could do anything they liked. They could titter over Petronius, they could play golf. Life became easy for the masters (from magister [Latin]: master, director, superintendent) during examination hours...
Last week Yale College put a stop to such sidestepping of supervision and abolished the honor system for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, but not for the Freshmen. Henceforth, the faculty will be busier during examination hours...