Word: allowables
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...founder of Fortnum & Mason was one Cornelius Fortnum, faithful servitor of Queen Anne. For years he held the unique monopoly of being allowed to take and sell the Court's old candles, for Queen Anne would never allow the same candle to be lit twice. In 1710 he opened his shop and began dealing in delicacies. Later Fortnum & Mason added shoes to its food department, then clothes. Swiftly grew its prestige. Gladstone and Disraeli were steady customers. From Fortnum & Mason Queen Victoria ordered 250 Ib. of beef tea to be shipped to Florence Nightingale in the Crimea. Queen Mary...
...ground or any player of either side. A "drop-kick" is a drop kick taken by the defending side after a touch-down or after the ball has been in touch-in-goal or has touched or crossed the dead ball line. A "free-kick" is a kick allowed for a fair-catch. The "mark" is the spot at which a free kick or penalty kick is awarded. "No-side" is the end of the game. A "scrummage," which can only take place on the field of play, is formed by one or more players from each side closing around...
These institutions are at present junior colleges supported by local taxation and several normal colleges supported by the State. But the communities in which they are located wish to raise their title to regional universities and provide at least four-year courses. Dr. Flexner, who does not allow us a single university of pure type in the United States, would be horrified if he could know what is proposed, and President Butler, who permits us only seven universities besides his own (and probably including the University of California), supports President Sproul's appeal for concentration upon an institution of highest...
...defeat West Point tonight, the Crimson team will meet Pennsylvania Military College in the semi-finals next Tuesday, and if it succeeds in winning that game, will encounter either Yale or Princeton in the finals next Saturday. Penn Military and Yale, both handicapped at 15 goals, will have to allow Harvard six points to begin with. Captain Gerry of Harvard is rated at six goals, but his two team-mates aggregate only three between them...
...maintain, one can understand its carefulness in charging rentals equal to the needs. But the fact remains, that students are the present losers, which means that the University, as it is now conceived, will suffer in the end. The Administration cannot afford to neglect this situation, or to allow financial barriers to block entrance to the Houses. To do so would be to defeat, from the start, the aim of the House Plan toward the establishment of cross-sections...