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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Legislative hobbles: A "Jim-Crow" law for the District of Columbia; U. S. Prohibition for foreign embassies in Washington. He lives at the Washington Hotel, keeps no motor, rides the street cars. He takes no physical exercise, does not "give a damn" for society, dancing, cards. Chief conversational topics: the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 17, 1929 | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

But however inadequate a single three hour examination may be to test the fruits of a whole year's work, it would seem to be a sound principle that a man should be graded on his knowledge and ability at the completion of his labors rather than during their course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUDGING THE FINISHED PRODUCT | 6/15/1929 | See Source »

To what extent this principle can be applied in such courses as Government I must depend largely on the examiners' estimate of the adequacy of the best examination the nature of the subject matter will enable them to draw up.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUDGING THE FINISHED PRODUCT | 6/15/1929 | See Source »

In regard to the question you ask as to the John Sargent's War pictures in the Harvard Library, my recollection is that they are in a style and in a vehicle rather more suited to the magazine cover and to the poster than to a university library. And as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Of Historical Value | 6/15/1929 | See Source »

Your editorial assumes that the final examination counts for practically nothing. In fact our practice is to count it as the equivalent of nine weekly papers. There is no more reason for saying that the final examination counts for practically nothing than for saying that nine weekly papers count for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What are Finals Worth? | 6/15/1929 | See Source »

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