Word: rigidities
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...prayed to, and that is why the Roman Catholic laity have turned for their devotions inordinately to creatures-to the Blessed Virgin and the Saints. Similarly, I disagree with the rationalist Scholastic interpretation of the soul and of the nature of man, of the act of faith and the rigid distinction between the natural and the supernatural...
...fishing villages said last week: "Everywhere I go the conflict is the same. It is the young against the old. The old instinctively want to preserve past ways, but they are losing. Now, in the village assemblies the youngsters speak out against their fathers-often violently. The old, rigid family structure is cracking. Where the young will go, what faith they will finally adopt, I don't know...
Members of the Class of '52 will be forced to take a much more rigid program of concentration than has been, necessary in previous years, because certain required courses will be offered only in alternate years. This will seriously affect only those men who intend to take some of the highly advanced courses, which have many prerequisites...
Within the field itself however the restrictions are rigid. Biology I remains the foundation. The necessary courses in physics and chemistry are somewhat compensated by the omission of a mathematics requirement. Variety is also a requisite: the student must offer one half course in botany, zoology, and physiology...
Cambridge police yesterday announced a more rigid enforcement of local parking regulations. All cars now parked illegally on any posted street, will be towed away at the first offense...