Word: orally
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...desire to further present accomplishments in them. Anyone who lacks these qualities should be scrupulously debarred. To this end, a more flexible method of admissions will have to be devised, requiring possibly a cogent statement by the candidate of his purpose in coming to the School, and an oral examination to decide his acceptability in the light of this statement...
Harvard reminded him of what he had read of the ancient lamaseries of Tibet. There was practically no paper to be got for note-taking or exercises, and the teaching was entirely oral and the learning done by heart. The libraries were closely guarded against depredations, and the more important books were only to be inspected in locked glass cases. A page was turned daily. The teachers varied in prestige with the number of their following. They either sat in classrooms and under trees and lectured, or they went for long walks discoursing as they went to a rabble...
...office to return to private practice with only $525 in the world. Married, father of one son, he lives on Riverside Drive, likes to play pinocle, does his best work late at night, takes regular sun-lamp treatments. As a prosecutor, he has a remarkable memory for oral evidence. Yet he can be blandly forgetful when out to trip a witness. Persistent, he will ask a witness the same question in 20 different forms until he gets an answer. Because he dogged Mr. Morgan about his income taxes until that witness had to admit that he knew nothing about them...
...section applying to sale of securities already issued, for flotations of new issues have dwindled to practically nothing in the last three years. Stocks & bonds now outstanding do not have to be registered with the Federal Trade Commission, but a seller is liable for damages if his representations, either oral or written, are misleading because of an omission of any material fact...
Following is the schedule of General Examinations for the remainder of the academic year. Wednesday, May 10 9.15--12.15 Greek Composition (Greek 3 and 7) Sever 29 9.15--1.15 History, Government, and Economics, Special Memorial Hall 9.15--12.15 History of Modern Philosophy Emerson F Thursday, May 11 Anthropology (oral) Peabody Museum 9.15--12.15 Biochemical Sciences Emerson D 9.15--1.15 Fine Arts (General) Large Fogg Lecture Room 9.15--12.15 Latin Composition (Latin 3 and 7) Emerson D 9.15--12.15 Literature, Ancient Authors (Honors) Emerson D 9.15--12.15 Sociology Emerson D Friday, May 12 Anthropology (oral) Peabody Museum 9.15--12.15 Geology Memorial...