Word: teachings
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Elected to Parliament in 1924 from the tough shipyard and foundry constituency of Stockton-on-Tees, Macmillan was deeply moved by the suffering that the Depression brought to his constituents, established "dole schools" which he personally financed, to teach unemployed workers useful crafts. In Parliament he acidly attacked the inaction of his own Conservative Party, called it a "party dominated by second-class brewers and company promoters." In 1936 he even crossed the aisle to vote with Labor in censuring the government's inaction in depressed areas. The task of his generation, he cried, was "to conquer poverty...
Cecilia Payne-Gaposhkin, chairman of the Department of Astronomy, said yesterday that the exact nature of his work here has not yet been decided, but that he will probably teach a course next semester relating to some aspect of his recent research...
...Mays got just what he wanted in his 1957 contract-the same pay as last year ($35,000) plus a promise that his roommate will be his new teammate Jackie Robinson. "I just hope he'll be my roommate all the time," said Willie, "so he'll teach me things." But aged (38 this month) ex-Dodger Robinson abruptly announced that he is retiring from baseball-and sounded as if he meant it. "It was a day-to-day proposition with me all last year," he said. "I'm grateful...
...twelve-day course, formulated only in the last few days, will try to teach the refugees as much basic communication as possible. An English record library will be set up so the group can have continuous contact with the language...
...unofficial statements, Lloyd Jordan has been accused by members of the Faculty Committee on Athletics of "poor teaching." If any place needs good teaching, all surely agree, it is a university community. But what, in terms of Harvard football, is "good teaching"? If it means that Jordan was not a good moral leader, or his attitude toward emphasis of the game was not attuned to that of the College, it should say so. By buying off Jordan at $25,000, the Corporation is making football seem like a very important activity in Harvard life. Does the Committee's accusation reflect...