Word: starting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...found that less than three years of any language left even the brightest students in a difficult position on College Board exams. Their scores, even if good for second-year students, were not likely to be high enough to impress colleges. And in further changes, Middlesex now starts people on languages earlier in their school career if they wish--it is possible to start French in seventh, eight or ninth grades, and Latin and German are similarly pushed ahead...
This increased importance of the academic aspect of education is an encouraging sign. As well as teaching growing numbers of pupils the suburban school must provide a high-quality education--not merely to start pupils learning the techniques needed to shoot up heavier missles, but also to provide enlightened individuals trained in the humanities and social sciences as well. The suburban school must, in reality, be many different schools for the community's children. The experiments in advanced education in which Scarsdale and other schools have participated help point the way towards achieveing true scholastic challenge in the public school...
Lefthander Gerry Emmet will probably start on the mound for the varsity. The tall sophomore gained credit for the win in the Crimson's 12-7 victory over the Bulldogs earlier this season, when he relieved starter Dave Brigham in the third inning and stayed in to pitch the rest of the game...
...demand proved so great that Lehman increased the offering to 16 million. The response amazed all Wall Street, which had no idea there was so much money available from small investors, particularly during a recession. Sparked by Lehman's success, Lazard Freres & Co. announced that it will start a mutual fund, the fifth to be launched since January...
...which will be financed by U.S. banks. Also on order: seven Boeing 707 jets worth $50 million. Slated for service in the fall of 1959, the new planes will make Qantas the first foreign line to go all jet on major routes, give it a long head start on most of the industry...