Word: amassing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Mellifluous sentiment oozes from the mouth of Lionel Barrymore. It is a pleasant shock. Only once in his performance as the unselfish country doctor does he resort to his hair-pulling act. "One Man's Journey" depicts the life of a generous rural physician who struggles and struggles to amass enough money for research work. When he has the opportunity to go to the medical center in New York, he is detained because little Letty McGinnis swallows iodine. At the end we see him still struggling in the country. "One Man's Journey" is not an epic...
Using its title as an excuse, the course has become a comprehensive study of the organization of modern industry. But there are no facts to learn; no primary sources from which to amass empirical data. With slight exception, Economics 3 treats theory exclusively, and treats it in an almost fascinating manner. It is barely necessary even to take lecture notes or to do the most of the reading, which is negligible anyway. But it is most essential to think, to argue with one's classmates and one's tutor; or in short, to be enthusiastic. For the subject-matter...
...conducted last night in one of the House Dining Halls, the average upperclassman has $.22. Forty men were interviewed during the dining hours. One man confessed that he had two dollars but didn't remember where he got it. Four happily owned to being penniless. Three were able to amass two cents after delving among keys and cigarettes. Despite the poverty there was general optimism. In the Union, however, there was great wealth. Five men produced more than five dollars, one revealed a twenty dollar bill saying that it was available at 20 per cent interest...
...worry so much about reserve strength in the backfield, but his problem of finding good substitutes for his key line men still remains pressing. There is little question but that the second and third strings will see some heavy work in the next two games if Team A can amass a safe enough total of points to permit the reserves to be sent in wholesale...
Although the team managed to amass a large score on Saturday the strength of their opponents offered no great resistance and little may be judged from the showing. New Hampshire is strong not only in the air this year but her line men are heavy and powerful, affording good protection for the fast backfield...