Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...other proposal allows students "of superior achievement and maturity" to enter as freshmen after the eleventh grade of secondary school...
Despite superb B.C. team play, the Crimson fought the Eagles evenly for the final two periods. But there was never a question of Harvard being the superior team. Quinn scored again at 14:57 of the second. Bray evened that counter in the third after sophomores Pete Summers had replaced injured Ned Bliss on the third line. Bliss was removed halfway through the contest with a reported broken elbow...
...parallel with Sutherland's economic freedom shows that, in the end, the issue is one of values. McCloskey makes a convincing case for the traditional sanctity of civil rights. But if security--against real or imaginary dangers--is going to be a superior value to the people, the history of the Court shows that the people will have their way. The Courts cannot hold out long as the only protectors of civil liberties--although, as McCloskey points out, the present Court does not even seem to be trying...
Since General Education's inception in 1948, instructors have been plagued by the fact that many freshmen coming from superior schools are familiar with the material offered in the elementary courses in one or more of the three areas. To avoid this needless duplication, the Committee on Educational Policy, in its recommendations for a new, broad system of advanced standing and placement made two days ago, proposed that an exceptionally well prepared student be permitted to substitute one or two advanced courses for the elementary ones...
...believe in three-year degrees, especially for the superior student," Bush said. "Liberal education should not be viewed as a prison term with one-fourth off for good behavior. I'm aware of the pressures of time and money, but these should not be the real consideration...