Word: strictness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Long acknowledged has been the fact that the mere passing of examinations is not a trustworthy passport to college. At college there must be adaptation to new environment. The Hill is a strict school. Students must attend classes, chapel; lights must go out at given times. At most colleges students may cut classes, chapels, and lights may burn indefinitely. Argues The Hill: If a boy's record, ability and achievement indicate that he is better fitted for some activity other than college life, it is our duty to guide him away from college, and into the environment where he will...
Although as announced beforehand the Vagabond himself kept strict hibernation throughout the reading period and the ensuing examinations, a disciple has arisen to confound the teacher. Not content with a mere passive exposure to lectures, this King of Vagabonds took the examination given in a course allied to his field though he was neither known to the instructor nor enrolled with the absentee members attending at the meetings of the course immediately before and after holidays last fall...
...early formulas were magical and of no real utility. In France contraception on a large scale has existed for 100 years, due to the inheritance laws which share property equally among the children. Many blame France's static population on this, and the French Government has passed extremely strict laws against spreading birth control information, but France has no higher birth rate than England whose population increases 300,000 annually and where contraception is perfectly legal. In Holland the spread of contraception has been rapid in the last 45 years in spite of official opposition, because the midwives of that...
...issue of the TIME on page 14 under the heading "China" reference is made to "Realtors" in that country. These statements would indicate that the writer is not fully cognizant of the true and strict meaning of the term "Realtor." We are glad to call this meaning to your attention because the term is a tradename and it is of vital importance to us that the public at no time attach to the term some other meaning than it has as such tradename...
...Grand Duke Cyril actually renounced his imperial prerogatives, in a panic, and called himself "Citizen Cyril Romanov"; 4) that in any case Nicholas II detested the Grand Duke Cyril and suspended all his honors, for some years, after he married a divorcee Grand Duchess, contrary to the wishes and strict code of Nicholas the Last...