Word: ought
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Thus another English feature is applied as an American innovation. As an educational experiment the fortunes of the Claremont Colleges ought to be of wide interest. The main issue seems to be whether these colleges can obtain a university outlook with a small college organization. The units, obviously, will not have the traditions which bequeath the Oxford colleges their intellectual heritage. The American attempt must find its success in American conditions...
...departures in the educational field, the proposed Department could no doubt do helpful work. In the rural districts especially, it could render an important service by helping newly elected school superintendents to solve their administrative problems. But the present Bureau of Education if sufficient funds were provided, ought to be as competent a collector of information and disseminator of advice...
...injustice that may lurk in these practices depends on the definition of a newspaper. If its editorial and news functions are properly separate, there ought to appear no definite discrimination in portrayal of current news of a universally acceptable type. It is quite understood that a papar's policy may eliminate stories of a mirbid character or may introduce numerous feature articles without in the least affecting its impartial display of news. But the uniform suppression or exaggeration of news, along party lines, is a definite and subtle intrusion of editorial columns into the news pages...
Through years of instruction, he has proved himself in the words of President Lowell, "a teacher with a rare gift for making delight in literature contagious." His guidance ought to fulfill the promise that English A is to grow into a maturer course...
...When I was in Washington the last time, I called on the President; and I thought I ought to thank him, not only for his interest in the cathedral, but for his repeatedly expressed attitude on the subject of religion. And as I thanked this quiet, reserved man, his upper lip trembled, and he said: 'Mr. White, no nation has ever been able to endure, no nation will be able to endure, without religion...