Word: scopes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Farm, an important breeding establishment since 1871. Sprawling over 500 hilly acres, through woods and along North Elkhorn Creek, the present-day Elmendorf is the heart of what was once a vast 9,800-acre tract owned by James Ben Ali Haggin, fabulous copper baron. A farm of such scope could not exist in tax-ridden 1952, but most Lexington breeders are content to stress quality-and hope that the racing boom lasts forever...
Although he was at a loss to account for the great dislike which many freshmen have for the course, Martin attributed much of it to a desire to do work beyond the scope of the program as defined by a faculty decision. The purpose of the course said Martin, is "to teach a direct simplicity of style in expository writing...
...School has a greatly-expanded faculty; it is enlarging the scope of research and scholarly investigation along with the training of a small number of promising students; it is placing great emphasis on the training of administrative leaders for school systems; and it is working in much greater harmony with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...common sense of the matter. Otherwise the state and religion would be aliens to each other-hostile, suspicious and even unfriendly. We find no constitutional requirement which makes it necessary for government to be hostile to religion and to throw its weight against efforts to widen the effective scope of religious influence...
...school should provide two things: "unity in national life" and "diversity that comes from freedom of action and expression by small groups. Public schools, he feels, can provide these best. To those who would aid private schools, he asks two questions: "Would you like to increase the number and scope of the private school?" and "Do you look forward to the day when tax money will directly or indirectly assist these schools?" His answer to both...