Word: pass
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...change. Thirty years ago Professor Alfred Binet and a Sorbonne colleague, relying on this principle, devised the first widely used intelligence test. It consisted of a series of 54 questions, groups of which were to be given to children of various ages. The highest group a child could pass decided his mental age, which, when divided by his physical age, determined his Intelligence Quotient (I. Q.). In, theory he might go on taking graded tests all his life without altering...
...Crimson wishes to correct the statement attributed to Benjamin F. Wright, assistant professor of Government, appearing in Monday's issue, in which he was quoted as denying the right of the Court to pass upon the validity of an act of Congress. This statement was a quotation from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and was read for the purpose of illustrating Jefferson's point of view...
...toward the German Government." Mr. Hull's words-"in this country, the right of freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Constitution to every citizen and is cherished as a part of the national heritage"-sounded like another veiled dig at the regimented Reich, but Germany let that pass and the incident was closed officially...
...leeway for passing in work ordinarily done at preparatory school is two years, and the pass-word is a C in one of the adequate courses or a good grade for an exam given three times a year. Thus for two years the axe of probation is sheathed while the student is presumed to be taking the courses he needs. If there is another year of grace given and if the student's work fails to pass the exam a third time, he must clutter up his Senior year with an elementary language. If there are to be language requirements...
...committee of four members will investigate the University rule on language probation. The point in question is: should a man past Sophomore year he denied certain privileges because of failure to complete language requirements IF his curriculum is planned so as eventually to pass the requirements...