Word: distinguish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stature; facial form; size and shape of head. A national population may be a confusing potpourri of many races and racial blends, and the most typical representatives of one race may be scattered among many nations. A specialist in racial anthropology must track down the basic racial features and distinguish them in their jumbled context...
...notice in TIME, March 6 in the Miscellany column, that mention is given to the recent announcement that all semi-pro baseball umpires henceforth will wear striped uniforms to distinguish them from players' suits...
...this sort, Professor Feild's concluding appointment is the result of a fundamental difference of opinion within the department. At present, overwhelming stress is laid on the historical and factual approach to the Fine Arts. Students are filled with names and dates, are taught to recognize famous pictures, to distinguish the works of one master from those of another. While there is a branch of the department devoted to design and actual drawing, it is isolated and disconnected from everything else, and no one seemingly knows why it exists or where it fits in with the rest...
Headmaster's action, once more reveals itself an intolerant and bigoted foe of intellectual freedom. As at the time of the passing of the teachers' oath bill, it has again raised the dreaded cry "Moscow!" while tightening its grip over Boston's school system. The people of Massachusetts must distinguish between arbitrary and legitimate restriction of rights, and should rise to defeat this attempted subversion of their liberties...
...selected freshmen, the choice is often made haphazardly. The possibilities of a miss are too great, necessitating subsequent readjustments and consequent failure to capitalize fully on the benefits of the tutorial system. A solution lies in the use of freshman tutorial as a means of helping students to distinguish their aptitudes, and hence of guiding them into the proper fields...