Word: relaxing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fuller descriptions would be of benefit mainly to upperclassmen on the hunt for distribution courses. Concentrators presumably know their own field, and Freshmen have a reasonable advisory system, the Crimson Confidential Guide, and a limited choice of courses. With this in mind, careful editing of the catalogue could relax the lack-of-space pressure by raking out much non-essential material. In the current edition, space-eating incongruities run rampant: with one exception, not a single line is devoted to any middle-group Economics, Government, or Social Relations course, while Biology 106b, for instance--a graduate course entitled "Mycology...
...Suggesting greater use of alcohol to relax people...
...dining halls, last year threw up their collective hands in dismay at the thought of admitting a mere 23 outsiders apiece to such sacred precincts. Now the prospect of more than twice that number of invaders would be doubly hard for the Housemasters to swallow. And until these men relax a little the unhoused upperclassman can but stand and wait...
...unsound. However, an informative sample of the eighty-nine men listed for re-examination this term indicates great dissatisfaction with the present system and vividly points up the need for a more equitable testing policy. Unanimously opposed to the current program, students would respond to any scheme that could relax the intense pressure of a double examination schedule. An arrangement to run future tests during the week of October 15th would insure adequate time to prepare for hour exams and also come sufficiently early in the term to preserve the remnants of summer tutoring. If it becomes impossible to schedule...
...field fence had been brought in closer to help him. But Greenberg bunked with young Kiner on road trips, talked while his protégé listened, practiced with him. On Hank's advice, Kiner stood closer to the plate, spread his feet a little more, learned to relax instead of freezing when the count got to two strikes against him. By August, Ralph Kiner had almost doubled his 1946 homer production (as a rookie last year he led the National League with 23). Says Greenberg: "He's a much better hitter than I ever...