Word: meres
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Question eleven is too broad to be answered briefly. It involves a consideration of the fundamental nature, purpose and benefits of education. In a change of the sort proposed a pass degree will be nothing more than a mere diploma to hang on the wall or something to brag about in Pullman cars. Furthermore, in some fields it would be absolutely impracticable to ensure the slightest understanding of a subject by the Pass men without tutorial instruction. This, I think, is the case in Economics. In this field a pass degree without tutorial assistance would be no more than...
...they neglect the reading, one can only amuse them for the period or review the reading for them. Both of these are useless procedures, wasting my time and theirs, so I ask them to either review their work or do their reading and return to see me. Exchanging mere opinions is more or less a waste of time...
...announcement today that the Student Council has finally come to the conclusion that Sophomore and Junior Class elections have degenerated into a mere formality and that in the course of the next two years they are bound to be "automatically" discontinued is at least an indication that the body has come to realize the futility of the elections. But at the same time it demonstrates an unfortunate timidity in assuming the responsibility for putting through a measure at once which they admit is inevitable, but which they prefer to leave for another Council Board to negotiate...
...vaunted freedom of action which is the essence of the capitalistic system must be abridged to secure these, still, the pitiful experience of the past years should teach the value of such sacrifice. The trend of opinion toward a nationally controlled banking system can never be thwarted by the mere cry, "Socialism...
...Amendment enforced." In confirmation of this, a survey of present methods of enforcement reveals that in all Federal Courts, and in two-thirds of the State Courts a person cannot be convicted of violation of the Volstead Act unless there is presented actual evidence of purchase; and not mere observation of sale. To secure such evidence, Federal Agents have resorted to almost the only expedient--buying the liquor themselves. By prohibiting this, the House has made convictions difficult, if not impossible. The restrictions against wire-tapping and spying, measures which have proved necessary in the program of enforcement, will similarly...