Word: meritable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Stade said he could "see no merit in this idea, since it would be asking a Freshman Class to pass judgement upon something it knew nothing about...
...long-awaited report is a disappointment to those who expected a sweeping program for reform. Most of their recommendations are useless or undesirable. Out of the entire report, only one point deserves serious consideration by the Administration. The others, from demands for better chefs to those for better meat, merit only refutation. It seems extremely unlikely that more qualified cooks could substantially improve the quality of nay meal which must be served to 4000 men over a two-hour period. The suggestion that the $10,000 surplus in dining hall funds be spent on better cuts of beef is well...
Against Navy, the going was not as easy, but the Middies were equally generous. Five unearned runs scored before Navy allowed the Crimson to tally on its own merit...
...decision shall be based "not on the intrinsic merit of the side, but on the greater argumentative ability and the better form of the speaker...
...hint as to his accomplishments has been enough to make many a thoughtful citizen gasp in awe and respect. As the nation's top cryptanalyst, i.e., breaker of secret codes, William Friedman is one of very few men in U.S. history to receive both the Medal for Merit and the National Security Medal. In 1944, he was awarded the prized War Department Commendation for Exceptional Civilian Service. Last week, with only a vague idea of what it was rewarding him for but with no doubt whatever of the merits, the U.S. Senate passed a special bill voting William Friedman...