Word: passed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Twelve salaried and accredited teachers offer 85 students courses in black history, Swahili, black literature, black art and drama and community organization. Students spend half their day at Eastern High in the study of math and the sciences, half at the Annex. Though the Annex gives no grades, just pass-fail ratings, the high school gives full credit for Annex classes, and Eastern's Principal William Saunders backs the student-run school enthusiastically. He is particularly impressed by the lack of disciplinary problems. "If all the students at Eastern High School brought me the kind of problems the students...
...throw long or short, soft or hard, on a high trajectory or on a line." Others praise his faking and peripheral vision. They say that he has "the natural cockiness of a good team leader." His faults-a penchant for "throwing into a crowd," and tipping off a pass play by dropping his right foot back just before the ball is centered-are correct able. His recent knee injury is a minus, but could work as a plus by exempting him from that other draft-military service. Always on the lookout for taller, stronger quarterbacks, some scouts prefer Greg Cook...
...proposals discussed many areas of concern to the students. They called for alterations of admissions policy to accommodate the acceptance of unconventionally-qualified students and to allow for greater recruitment of black students. In addition, COWI requested that the administration introduce pass-fail courses and more extensive leaves of absence. The group also suggested that faculty salaries at Wellesley be raised to improve the quality of faculty attracted to the college and to enable the school to compete for the scarce supply of black professors and administrators...
Coach Kenneth R. Klug explained that his team tries to get the ball down court as quickly as possible in order to get the one good shot off before the defense sets up. He stressed, however, that the inexperienced freshmen sometimes rush the pass during the break. The team still needs practice reading when to break and when...
Though the Faculty can pass a resolution expressing its sentiment on such matters, the final decision is up to the Corporation, Ford said...