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Until the late '30s he tutored at the New Preparatory School. "I did a tremendous amount of tutoring. Very frequently I would teach mornings in the public schools, tutor all afternoon at New Preparatory, and instruct individuals in the evening so when you find me working in City Hall at 9 o'clock at night, it's not unusual...
...term probably originates in courtroom procedure, where judges may instruct the court stenographer not to record certain testimony or discussion. H. L. Mencken credits New York's Governor Al ("Let's look at the record") Smith for bringing it into wider use. It became popular in Washington during the New Deal...
...Jersey, the Bell Telephone Co. demonstrated two machines to answer the telephone when no one is home. One machine has a permanent recording cylinder which takes up to 20 messages, can be wiped clean and used again. The other takes up to 125 messages but requires record changes. Both instruct callers to do such things as "call back this afternoon." Charge per month: $12.50 each, plus a $15 installment...
...Birth control is an example. The Catholic Church has every right to instruct its communicants that birth control...
...This way we will be able to maintain Radcliffe's independence as a separate institution, "Kerby-Miller added. The same tutors will continue to instruct both Harvard and Annex students...