Word: lighten
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week the Harvard Crimson headlined the news that curricular changes announced for Phillips Academy, Andover, forecast curricular changes for Harvard. Next autumn Andover will lighten its emphasis on modern and ancient languages, increase it on history, mathematics and science. The Crimson assumed that Andover's curriculum is based upon Harvard requirements. Ergo, Harvard would change too. Harvard officials quickly disabused the Crimson editors of their notion...
...overcoming another outworn prejudice it seems that the Athletic Association should be able to bring about a more intensive use of the gymnasium, lighten the individual financial cost and at the same time increase their own receipts...
...recommendation that the number of needy men admitted to college be limited in order to lighten the burden of worry and overwork which is now being carried by students is made today by Russell T. Sharpe '28, secretary for Student Employment, in an article appearing in the Atlantic Monthly entitled "College and the Poor Boy." By the extension of such a plan of limitation, he believes that although the gap between public and private institutions of higher learning may be widened, the state universities may be brought to introduce a large number of practical courses for those...
...tribe. His rabbi father, head of the Solals and No. 1 Jew of the colony, brought up his beloved only son to be a good Jew. Little old Uncle Saltiel worshiped him, his disreputable cronies idolized him, thought him a dayspring from on high, a light to lighten his people. But young Solal's fatal beauty kindled passion in Adrienne, Gentile wife of the French consul. Discovered, they fled to Italy. Old Uncle Saltiel, sent after them, persuaded Solal away from his inamorata, thought he had left him safe in boarding school. But Solal wanted a better school...
...becoming increasingly apparent that this exalted office is a sacrificial one, made more so by the unjust and unreasonable criticism of biased partisanship. The time has come for Congress to limit presidential administrations to one term of five or six years, and thus lighten the burden of presidential cares. Especially would this put an end to the undignified spectacle of our President's "electioneering" rôle every four years, and make this great office one of genuine dignity and high service, devoid of many imperfections that at present mark our Presidents as martyrs to an antiquated system...