Word: assisting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports, and a House Dog, taught to watch the house. When he returned home after a good day's sport, he always gave the House Dog a large share of his spoil. The Hound, feeling much aggrieved at this, reproached his companion, saying: 'It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, luxuriate in the fruits of my exertions.' The House Dog replied, 'Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master...
...Assist from a Gangster. Billy Graham surely showed a singleness of goal. In 1943, he toyed with the idea of joining up as a G.I., decided against it, instead volunteered for the chaplains' corps. Later he withdrew from the corps, saw no war service at all (as a minister he was draft exempt). After a year as pastor of a small basement church in Western Springs, Ill. (the active congregation more than doubled while Billy was there), he joined an organization called "Youth for Christ," founded in Chicago to combat delinquency among teenagers. As a Youth-for-Christer, Billy...
Periodically the school has assigned experts to assist in launching new projects in Peru. Last month Dr. David M. Hegsted, associate professor of Public Health, returned after spending the summer there...
...third period, Grey Hodnett, with an assist from Hank Holmes, broke the game open with the first of two goals. In the last ten seconds of this quarter, Marv Welss scored his third goal of the season unassisted. Hodnett scored what proved to be a superfluous goal on a long pass from fullback Hugh Sargent after three and a half minutes of the final period...
...Veterans Affairs office is located in Lehman Hall, and is designed to assist veterans in college and government affairs...