Word: use
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most of our examinations are adapted to acertain little except knowledge, which tends to promote mere cramming; whereas the tests in the grass school of active life depend rather upon the ability to use information Surely examinations can be framed to measure not only knowledge, but the ability to comprehend and correlate what is known. In short, to test the grasp of a subject as a whole...
...eastern group of railroads. It was agreed by both parties, however, to take their dispute to the new Board of Mediation as soon as President Coolidge appoints it. Thus will the strike-preventing machinery of the railway-labor bill recently passed (TIME, May 24) be promptly put to use and test...
Clerical Chuckle. Unexpectedly and yet frequently the editors of the Christian Century use headlines that cause readers to chuckle. In their current issue they entitle a staid article about a hymnal and a metrical life of Christ in Arabic: "Hope Rhymes Will Win Moslems...
Last week in Detroit concrete figures about past profits-those of the seven years 1917-24-were hauled into court. The Parker Rustproof Co. is asking royalties of about $1,000,000 from the Ford people for the supposed infringement of patent in the use of a rustproofing process. The Ford company claims that the process was never used as a selling inducement and wishes to pay only established royalties...
That film-on-teeth suggestion that Lord & Thomas somehow conveyed to you is one example of so-called "reason why" copy. A "reason why" advanced for the makers of Dr. Forhan's toothpaste is that four out of five unfortunates develop a dread gum-disease through failure to use this preventive...