Word: procession
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years the former President strove to abolish these conditions which he viewed as a hindrance to the educational process. It was not until 1929, however, and the $13,000,000 gift of Edward S. Harkness that he acquired the necessary funds...
Elder also criticized as "shocking" the present process for obtaining Ph.D. degrees. He proposed that the requirements for the doctorate be lowered, enabling students to earn their degrees in less time...
This anthology offers a sampling of a new national literature that is still in the process of being born. While all nine of the stories were originally written in Hebrew, only three of the authors are sabras*, born in Palestine and accustomed to the language from infancy. The others, coming as immigrants, had to learn vernacular Hebrew at ages ranging from 19 to 33. Most of the stories reflect the authors' predominantly European culture, and echoes of Voltaire, De Maupassant, James Joyce and Sholom Aleichem sound more clearly than do the wild notes of Oriental imagery or the deep...
...ASTP members, however, doubled as undergraduate students besides being in the military. They received their degrees and commisions at the same time, and were kept quite busy in the process. A typical day in Eliot House began at 0600 (6 a.m.) with a two mile run and calisthentics. By 0710 the future naval officers had swabbed the decks, cleaned themselves and their rooms, and stood inspection. Classes started at 0800, continuing through the morning. Physical drill followed dinner. Buglers sounded taps...
...this time, Conant knew just what he wanted. But before he could do anything about it, he had to raise enough endowment funds to pay for the salaries, to provide research facilities, and to meet all the other costs of each professorship. It was a slow, long process...