Word: functionally
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...this isolated incident still underlines shortcomings of last year's Combined Charities campaign. Nobody set up a standard to judge what were and what were not legitimate allocation requests. Hence the Drive workers were forced to spend time handling semi-political donations as well as performing their main charity function. Pressed for time, counters were unable to contact personally each donor who had an unusual request, and slipped up in a few of the cases where they made personal value-judgments...
...student committee is now engaged in revising the Student Council's constitution. Through all the recent agitation for Council revision the problem of what should be the Council's function has been much debated. This historical article indicates that constant evaluation of the University's long-range policy toward undergraduates, summed up in reports to the administration, is the Council's most valuable and lasting function...
...level of life-"personal religious experience . . . The problem with which He wrestled was the age-old problem, the purification of the mind and heart of man. All His teaching was directed to that end and to no other whatsoever. I suggest that the preacher, when he fulfills his function as teacher, find there his guide and model...
Breakdown of the answer to the two main questions shows: A. Function of the Council: Strictly a service group 243 More service than advisory 186 Both about equally 670 More advisory than service 220 Strictly an advisory group 321 B. Membership of the Council: Entirely elected 760 More elected than appointed 349 Both about equally 223 More appointed than elected 85 Entirely appointed...
...ensure the Council's return to an advisory function, the new constitution might split the Council into two groups, one to take over service functions, the other to handle advising. The service group could be elected in the same way as the present Council; it would give local politicians a comfortable opportunity to keep their names in front of the College. This elected body could appoint the considerably less glamorous advisory group, and there is good recent evidence that an elective council can make its appointments reasonably non-political. But whatever the mechanics of the new constitution, it should establish...