Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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British skippers, haughtiest in the world, who gasped with astonishment when Herbert Hartley was given the Leviathan in 1923 ahead of "Handsome Harry" Cunningham-gasped because Hartley was then jobless after grounding first the Manchuria and then the Mongolia of the American Line, whereas Cunningham was right in line for the post, being skipper of the George Washington-were inclined to mix sympathy with their blame last week. "It was jolly bad work," said one of them, "but jolly worse luck. On his very first trip, too-tch, tch. Maybe Hartley left his luck on that Leviathan...
...without the assimilation of Alsace-Lorraine into France becoming more marked. Points of progress: 1) The entire Germanic judicial system has been transformed to correspond with French law; 2) Education is proceeding bilingually, the student being instructed in both French and German; 3) Commercially Alsace-Lorraine has forged far ahead of pre-War records. The port of Strasbourg on the Rhine has doubled its loadings since 1914. Doubled also is the value of tobacco, oil and iron produced each year. Meanwhile the hop harvest has increased in value from 25,000,000 francs to 150,000,000; 4) Finally...
...Harvard, Dartmouth and Gornell each have three victories to their credit. Dartmouth had the upper hand in the beginning, but Cornell soon usurped the Green supremacy. The Crimson athletes have most recently been masters of the situation, but if they are destined to hold their present situation and forge ahead of their opponents for a fourth consecutive triumph they will have to turn back two threatening track hordes in the Arena this coming Saturday night. However, disregarding all other factors, it is safe to say that Coach Farrell's 1928 team will make a supreme effort to retain the Triangular...
...rumors whispered by the gentlemen ahead as one crosses the Yard. If all is to be believed, the Road to Rome has its other terminus under the awning that covers the steps of Memorial Hall. "Fair as a star", but more than one will be shining March 2. Greta of the round arms and tight curls will be there. What if it be difficult beforehand to find the leading men, or afterward to learn who were the lucky players in company-with? For it is written: As a prom committee sideshows, so shall it reap...
Headmaster McOrmond of Westminster School made the point that the Modern Schoolboy is more studious than his predecessors because of "better equipment, better teachers, more incentives, more interesting material to work with and a more interesting and exciting world ahead...