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...policy was perceived as folly in its own time, that a sensible alternative was available, and that the policy nonetheless was carried out by a group over more than one political lifetime. She makes one exception to that last criterion, the brief episode of the wooden horse at Troy...
...evidence that such folly "is an old and inherent human habit." But her purpose seems deeper. The tale, told most memorably by Vergil in the Aeneid, portrays the Trojans as victims of fate. Despite the urgings of citizens that the Greek gift be destroyed or at least broken open, Troy's leaders take it in, hidden Greeks and all, because the gods have so ordained. That excuse will not do for Tuchman. "The gods (or God, for that matter) are a concept of the human mind," she writes. "The gods' interference . is man's device for transferring...
...greater the emphasis here is on grades, in our opinion, the less it is on learning," said Troy Haas, chairman of the student government's Education Committee. "The amount of learning and grades simply do not track together," he added...
...COLGAIE 5 Neil Hernberg and Mike Dark each scored two goals to lead top-seeded RPI past eighth-seeded Colgate last night at Troy...
...some communities students have endorsed these restrictions. Says Troy Bell, vice president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils: "The C rule will put an accent on academics." But in other districts the new rules have brought a lot of boos. In Los Angeles, the Hollywood High School football team has lost all but two of its 38 returning varsity players because of poor academic performance. The 21-member band was wiped out when 14 students could not maintain a C average and seven had one or more...