Word: pledgee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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It seems to me that any ideology supported by Einstein, Gide, Sartre and Camus is not lightly to be dismissed . . . TIME, however, with its one-track editorial policy seized the opportunity to reiterate its own brand of gobbledygook: "The only way to peace is a stony road which involves constant...
Take the Pledge. The board was unmoved either by tears or jeers. Henceforth, it voted, all high-school students will sign a pledge against joining a fraternity or sorority. If they refuse, they will still be able to attend classes, but they will be barred from all extracurricular activities. A...
In 1932, Holcombe bounced back into office. He was elected during a municipal crisis: the city treasury had run dry. The light company had turned off the street lights and municipal employees were not paid. Holcombe was elected on his pledge to tidy up the city books. Part of his...
Phil Murray did it at last. For a long time, his right-wing followers have been demanding that he rid the C.I.O. of Reds. During the 1946 convention, the right-wingers rammed through a resolution formally damning all Communistic activities. A sick and uncertain Murray gave only cautious approval. A...
There is very little glory involved for the students who made the decision to sustain their pledge and withdraw from the national fraternity. There is considerable financial risk--their house is owned by a group of graduates who may feel strong ties to the national body--and there is the...