Word: almost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Fifty men turned out for the University and Freshman Wrestling Tournament, of whom thirty-five were upper-classmen. Almost all the preliminary bouts were completed Monday with the result that the final bouts will be staged today...
...principle of free speech has had almost universal acceptance since a hundren and twenty-five years ago. In countries and localities where it has been applied, "free trade in ideas" has usually resulted in the separation of the good from the bad, and "the power of though to get itself accepted in the competition of the market" has been proved. Governments have found that when attempt is made to clamp down the lid on things they dislike the result has been that the lid has not only been forced open but entirely blown...
...supported. Legally, these excesses cannot be prevented without imposing some sort of powerful censorship; and such censorship could not be applied by the government without destroying the liberty which can be so beneficial. Not prohibited by the law, propaganda creeps in and is accepted by many as an almost essential part of freedom of speech. Men may talk on paper-dolls and tin soldiers, but that cannot be set among the successful results of toleration...
...positions in the preparatory schools in this country are mainly to be filled at mid-years to last on through the spring term. In the East almost all commence at the end of this college year--to continue for two or three years. In the case of men who stay that length of time the expenses of travel to and from the school will probably be paid, but if a man should only stay one year only his expenses in reaching the school will be paid. Further information may be obtained from the Harvard Appointment Office at 11 University Hall...
This list is almost exactly the same as the list of championship events of previous years, the only change being in the walk, the distance of which has been reduced from two miles to one. By this means the short distance walkers will be given an opportunity to compete for championship honors...