Word: timed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...high school boy who got polio right after he was picked as the best baseball player in the diocese of Brooklyn. At least 6 feet tall, his body was conspicuously atrophied. To pick an athlete in preference to this boy, or one like him, would be to continue a time-honored American custom, viz., discriminating unfairly against a human being because he could not overcome the crippling effects of disease. Everyone wants to help the poor athlete, but few consider the physically handicapped, than to the athlete! I wonder if those who extol the "sentiment" of school spirit can work...
Cannon House was turned over to the University in September, 1942 but Professor Cannon continued to live there up until his death in 1945. Both during Professor Cannon's time and since, the house has sheltered various types of enterprises, some pertaining to the University, some...
...during the first World War, the kindergarten and first grade of the overcrowded Agassiz School spilled over onto the front porch of Professor Cannon's home. Its spacious back yard offered a fine spot for a play ground, and swings and slides were set up there. At the same time, sailors cultivated the front yard and raised vegetables...
...program for each tour is arranged by students from the countries visited, who will travel with the participants and conduct the tours. Free time is included in every trip in order to permit the travelers to see and do whatever they want...
...Language Center is its informal atmosphere, and this is what Professor Berrien has been striving to maintain since 1946. His colleagues have often questioned him about turning some of the rooms into classrooms (as it is now, no classes are held at the Center; groups are brought over from time to time to use the facilities) but this would destroy the informality. By the same taken, any "expansion" of the present setup would defeat the purpose of the Center...