Word: merite
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although few fighters of relatively conspicuous merit could be picked from the generally high standard of the '39 squad, perhaps the neatest performance last night was Richardson's knockout of Ryan of M.I.T. in the third round in the 135-pound class...
...ointment. Some courses have schemes which insure justice and impartiality. Others, however, make of each section man an arbitrary despot. The natural variation in the rigor of these lieutenants is translated into a vast difference among the standards obtaining within a single course. Distinctions among students of the same merit necessarily follow...
Suffering markedly by contrast are the laisser-faire systems of courses. In these no attempt is made to subordinate the whims of the highly individualistic section men to common standards, and the result is that men of identical merit and achievement receive widely different rewards within the precincts of the very same course. Clearly, then, in all courses making use of section meetings, the systems, of grading employed by History 1, or preferably that of Government 1 and Biology D, should be put into practice. By this universal extension of excellent principles, many minor but none the less annoying injustices...
...these new jobs there have been roundly 61,500 replacement of personnel in anti- New Deal agencies. This is the first real check which the merit system has suffered since its introduction in 1883. With the exception of the second Roosevelt every President, even Wilson, working under the pressure of war-time demands on administration, has extended the scope of the merit system, so that by the end of Hoover's administration 80% of the government employees were included. In appalling contrast, at the close of the fiscal year 1935 the percentage of competitive places had dropped to 57, approximately...
...there are two sides to every question. In order to finish on a reassuring note, to leave us with a happy and renewed faith in the sincerity and honesty of our government, Mr. Sullivan concludes with a few words from the mouth of the President himself.--"The merit system in Civil Service is in no danger at my hands; but on the contrary, I hope that it will be extended and improved during my term as President...