Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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What the Deweyites propose is to reform the "delinquent" U. S. school system at once. Object: "To bring forth on this continent-in some form of cooperative commonwealth-the civilization of eco-lomic abundance, democratic behavior and integrity of expression which is now po-entially available." To reduce this mouth-filling program to concrete terms and tell exactly how the schools may accomplish it without delay is not easy. It is, in fact, too difficult for Rugg & Co. Their 530-page book reviews hopefully the spread of Progressive Education in the U. S. but concludes that Progressive Education...
Designed to meet past criticisms of the system of upper class elections, a reform in the method of nomination by petition was announced last night by the Student, Council. At the same time, it set up a new committee for the selection of candidates for the Student Council...
...reform will apply to Senior Elections, Junior Album Elections, and Student Council Elections. For the Council it will not become final, according to its constitution, until after a 30-day period during which the amendment will be publicly posted...
Last year a self-constituted Committee for Electoral Reform, backed by 127 signatures from the class of 1938, presented a number of demands to the Student Council. The Committee's platform stated that the later announcement of nominees by petition made them appear to be "self-seekers...
...thundered the Governor, it was that haven of corruption, Kansas City, stamping ground, of his old enemy, Boss Tom Pendergast. Governor Stark ordered his Attorney General Roy McKittrick to go into action. Last week the play was taken out of McKittrick's reluctant hands by an oldtimer at reform...