Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Constitutional Spirit...
...This request is founded upon a principle which I have always considered as resulting from the spirit if not the letter of the Constitution of the United States. While holding an employment in the public service, I have always felt myself interdicted from the acceptance of any present of value...
...factors behind the current revolutions is the growth of nationalist spirit in the Far Eastern countries, Thomas pointed out. He feels that this nationalism which is at present aimed at ousting local and foreign oppressors, will give rise to the same sort of national enmities that at present divide Western Europe...
...cornerstone of Stanford life is the honor code. This is similar tote Radcliffe plan, with no proctors at exams. The freshmen receive a very strong indoctrination into the spirit of the code, which is pictured to them as an essential part of Stanford life. The code is enforced by a student court, which has often expelled students for cheating. One attitude expressed is, "Usually I'd try to see what I can get away with, but they pull this honor business on you and you're stuck." Coupled with the Honor Code is the Fundamental Standard, which says, "Students...
Thus the whole picture of Stanford life creates a situation precisely opposite to that at Harvard. Harvard's variety and emphasis on individuality give way at Stanford to an atmosphere that is responsible for the "Stanford spirit," an atmosphere of what some would call unity and others conformity