Word: attesting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...least several inches better and should easily crack 14 feet. As a matter of fact, when he broke the record set by Emil Dubiel (who was a star end on several football teams, as well as a track star), during the Eli meet, officials watching the proceedings attest to the fact that he sailed well over the bar, clearing it by inches...
Among these, as might be expected, is the thrill of finding a fellow enthusiast in a world which includes so many "tin-ears." It's a gratifying part of any hobby, of course, and as anyone with a hobby will attest, a bond of fellowship is at once created. The two of you can sit up all night listening to records and comparing tastes, arguing as often as you agree. And usually that first feeling of kinship carries over when, after several hours, you begin to talk about something else...
Each applicant must get a statement from Colonel Philip Hayes, professor of Military Science and Tactics, to the effect that he is good officer material. Also, Harold M. Westergaard, dean of Engineering, must attest to the fact that the candidate is in reasonably good academic standing. If he fails in any course, he will be discharged...
There are a few other Sophs you might tab, such as the picket-runners Billings, Tobin and Messer, and the running guard, "Spike" Sisson, and Bud Cushing, a whale of a center as Syracuse will attest, and the big tackle, Anderson. But I'm just about running to the end of my list...
...partiality to labor cannot be supported by fact. The Board is unwilling to let either side use the emergency to advance, or destroy, labor gains. It has generally opposed any kind of closed shop and has made that point clear in negotiations, as many a union chief will attest...