Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...participate in at least a portion of the Princeton contest. Yesterday he was not in football clothes, but followed the work of the squad from the side-lines. His return to the line-up means that fast plays will become far more successful, for Mahan is the key to almost every formation that depends on speed. During his absence, his place has been filled by Bradlee, who has proven himself of much value on the secondary defense. The men are now all physically sound save Trumbull, and even he may yet be able to play Saturday...
...judicious calculation. There is no call to harp on the old cry of overconfidence; the clippings that are printed in another column do that convincingly from the standpoint of the expert spectator. And as for comparative scores, it may as well be admitted at once that they are almost meaningless, unless all the antics of wind and weather and moods and training can be allowed for with delicate accuracy...
...anonymous gift of $80,000 from a graduate, and an endowment fund of $50,000 which has been subscribed by other graduates and friends. The increasing enrollment in the different musical courses and the inadequate accommodations of Holden Chapel have made this new centre of musical activities and courses almost imperative...
...diplomat. They seldom wonder at the fact that many do go into the calling, in spite of the irregularity of tenure and the pitifully small remuneration. And the answer to the problem is so simple that its simplicity has probably caused it to be overlooked: In this country, almost alone of the great nations, the service is caught in such a mesh of politics, is so far removed from the real advantages of the civil service that men cannot run the risks of sudden unemployment attached to it. There is no doubt but that college men would enter the consular...
...first score came in the first period on a forward pass over the line from King to Felton. After this there was no score until almost the end of the game when Stanton intercepted a forward pass on Brown's 20-yard line and ran for a touchdown...