Word: pioneers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since the whole pioneer art education project was "on trial" in his classroom, Mvusi was anxious for his students to do well. In a standard nationwide test, 63 per cent of his first group of students passed, and later classes did better...
...with the recent decision of the South African government to overhaul native education--"Education for the Bantu"--art and the humanities have suffered, and the pioneer art education project has suffered as well. So this is really the best time for Mvusi to be studying in America...
Prior to the First World War, these publications all had a definite and unique role in the community. Every girl at Radcliffe was a pioneer; this magazine which called itself "the undergraduate magazine of Radcliffe College and Harvard University." It thus made the initial mistake of competing with Harvard. By 1949, financial difficulties forced it to appear in mimeographed form, and more than 50 per cent of the contributions were from Harvard students. It collapsed in 1950, mainly because of student apathy...
...expressing deep personal feeling: "To the President of the U.S. in 1972-76: The recent untimely death of a fine young American-Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Jr., U.S. Air Force-brought a real sense of loss to our nation. In recognition of his many exemplary deeds as a pioneer in advanced aeronautic research, I am making a request which seeks to express, in a small measure, the gratitude of the nation. I request that you consider the merits of his young son [19-month-old Iven C. Kincheloe III] for appointment as a cadet in the U.S.A.F. Academy at Colorado...
...pioneer in the medical treatment of the insane, Parkman had inherited a large amount of money, some of which he lent to a colleague, Dr. John White Webster. A professor at the Medical School for a quarter-century, Webster had luxurious tastes beyond his means. Parkman became furious with his debtor when he discovered that both another creditor and himself had been given the same bill of sale as security. He pursued Webster relentlessly and finally made an appointment to see the latter at his laboratory to collect the debt...