Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...present literature rule seems an excellent one and the courses which may be taken to fulfill it are also good, with the exception of the foreign languages, in particular French 2. That a man can give as elemental a course as this to fulfill his literature requirement is indeed regrettable, for the knowledge of French authors and their works gained from a year with French 2 may be chalked up exceedingly near the zero point. If this course could be changed into one more like French 6, open to Freshmen, it would indeed offer a satisfactory answer to the requirement...
...essay, the job of the courts is to apply the Constitution and the law in cases where they are obviously meant to apply. In other cases it may be necessary for the Court to search for the intent that was behind a law to fit a particular case. Then interpretation comes into play. It comes still more into prominence when a case arises which the law has not foreseen and about which the framers of the law had really no intention. In such cases the personal inclinations of the nine Justices assume vast importance...
...ball after having caught it on the bounce or fly; but with this exception we seem to have gained nothing of importance. The fault does not rest with our delegates. As before remarked, it is utterly impossible to make up rules by compromise that will suit all. Some one particular game, and that the best game that can be found, should be adopted, and every college should conform strictly to its rules. In giving up our so-called "Harvard Game," we worked a complete revolution in our system, and allowed the ball to be carried whenever caught. The suggestion that...
...more constricted form of the hall club system has existed for a number of years at Stanford without having any particular effect on the fraternities. Yale's more radical and more expensive plunge into the hall plan may have different results...
...lose it. One serious mistake may nullify all its progress to date, and at the same time have the most serious consequences for the country as a whole. It is up to the enlightened members of both the Democratic and the Republican parties to fulfill their particular functions at a time when the electorate is fully occulted with problems...