Word: laxness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Eliot carried his elective system to such an extent that in 1886 the B.A. degree was given for passing grades in 18 completely unrelated courses. These rather lax requirements resulted in many students earning their degrees in three rather than four years by taking more than the necessary courses each year and by taking courses in summer school. Although violently opposed by a large part of the faculty, this practice was encouraged by the administration. In 1889 Dean Briggs declared, "We continue to feel the uncompromising notion that college studies are to be counted off as rapidly as possible...
...Except for permanent residents, aliens must continue to submit Address Record Cards (from AR-11) every three months. (Present enforcement of this rule is lax...
...back his argument, Ike quoted the Democrats' Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, who has criticized the Administration's fiscal policy as "lax, confused and imprudent." The Fair Deal, charged Eisenhower, had bullied the Federal Reserve Board whenever the board tried to check the inflationary program...
...There is a $10 fine for anyone who does not register, and we're going to start ticketing in earnest," Pyne said. "We've been lax these first few days, giving everyone a chance to get settled and registered. we don't want to fine people, but we're going...
Since the close of World War II, the U.S. has put up $17 billion in loans under the G.I. Bill of Rights to help veterans buy their own homes. In the lending process, millions of dollars were siphoned off through bribery, favoritism and lax administration, a special House veterans' committee reported last week...