Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There is of course the possibility that no amount of protection against fall-out will be of any use. However as much as possible should be done, and it is a matter of somewhat dry amusement that two branches of the administration with specifically defined activities should bother to concern themselves with a jurisdictional struggle. The administration's committee is the most sensible way of resolving the situation and should quickly and effectively clear away what otherwise might have been a bothersome snarl...
Speculation about the 'Cliffies' better grades has run the gamut from libidinal explanations to pure intellectual superiority. However, the most reasonable explanation is found in "conscientiousness." Admittedly generalizations are dangerous, but Radcliffe students actually tend to do more work, to do greater amounts of reading, and to concentrate more upon marks. In the long run, girls come out ahead, Edward P.Morris, head tutor of the Department of Romance Languages, says. This superiority, however, is not due to innate ability, but rather to "instilled habits." "Fewer girls than boys get E's. Their average minimum level of conscientiousness is probably higher...
Although Dean Bundy commented that the pay scale is "sensible," he added that faculty members are not receiving, in real terms, the amount they were paid...
...Florida jaunt, coach Bill McCurdy uncovered some outstanding hidden talent, and the most encouraging surprise of all was probably sophomore Stan Doten. Even while hindered by inexperience and a severe sunburn, Doten gained an amazing amount of polish in the hammer throw, finally topping his more experienced teammates with an excellent 166 ft. heave...
...great curve-ball controversy. How much does the ball curve-if at all? This week Dr. Briggs made his answers. The ball curves all right, and the biggest jug handle a pitcher can expect to throw is 17.5 in. Ideal curving speed: about 100 ft. per sec. Optimum amount of spin: some 1,800 r.p.m. But, Dr. Briggs adds, ''the speed of the pitched ball has little effect on the amount it curves. The important thing is the spin...