Word: construction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...basis of the first panel of the evening, entitled "Fruits of Freedom: Indonesia and Pakistan." Mr. Sumantoro, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Berita Indonesia, cited his country's "active and independent non-committal" foreign policy as the solution to establishing a "just and prosperous society." "Indonesia wishes to construct its own ideology," rather than adopting that of either the United States or U.S.S.R...
Eighth grade students learn enough chemistry to determine simple compounds of some twenty-odd elements, enough astronomy to calculate roughly the winter solstice with hand-made tools or to ask why the orbit of the moon is not a true ellipse, and enough geometry and trigonometry to construct very accurate maps on conic and other projections...
...girl can elect Modern Living as one of her solids, a half-year course "looking toward marriage, home planning, and learning to use money wisely." Or she might take Advanced Clothing, described in the school catalogue as "a second semester of clothing . . . designed particularly for twelfth grade girls to construct clothing for graduation activities...
...student member objected, claiming that "morals are taught in the home. The university's job is to provide good educational facilities. Why don't they construct a new engineering building...
...permit was issued despite various "interests" which are "against" the proposal enabling the University to construct the building. Since the subject was debated for several days, the vote was postponed for almost a week...