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Word: air (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Mike Chohen played fullback for both A and B. Gardelia and Smith, the alternate fullbacks were away from the field with hour exams. So far the starting lineup against Virginia Saturday will be the regular first string, with the question of the fullback up in the air. Smith is the likely choice, judging from the Chicage game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ERNIE FULLER CHOSEN J. V. FOOTBALL CAPTAIN | 11/10/1938 | See Source »

...concluding his series of lectures on Anglo-American diplomatic relations since the Civil War, the former professor of History here told the New Lecture Hall audience that "the two nations lack a common fold for much of their world policy." Because of the growth of European air power England's home security, he contended, has been destroyed, he contended, and she is more than ever a worldly power." On the other hand, America has become increasingly unwilling to involve herself in Europe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baxter Doubts Possibility of An Anglo-American Alliance | 11/9/1938 | See Source »

...blight of any educational institution is the widespread prevalence of dull, factual examination questions demanding little but an air-ting memory. Veering away from such a danger, two recent trends at Harvard have approached the problem from different directions, both pointing toward a more successful criterion than factual memory. The value of the first trend, substitution of more general exam questions attacking a broad subject from a particular angle, has been recognized by practically every department, even in the most technical sciences. On the other hand, the second trend, the use of essays, papers and short theses in place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MIND OVER MEMORY | 11/8/1938 | See Source »

Winthrop finally kicked, and the Deacons began filling the air with footballs, attempting to score before the half. Roy Moore snatched a 30-yard heave from McClure, but then came another ghastly sequence of dropped passes. Jack Carpenter, Puritan half, intercepted a third down toss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Puritans Tie Deacons O-O in House Playofr | 11/8/1938 | See Source »

Magnin, philosophical, poetic, middle-aged French commander of the air force, harassed by conflicts among rival political parties, fights despite his fear that the discipline of the army may destroy the freedom he is fighting to preserve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: News from Spain | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

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