Word: beter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard University would agree that such an establishment was an approach to the perfect in university administration. Dr. Kirkpatrick can only hope for such cooperation. Could he promise that the faculty, now striding the twin steeds of scholarship and teaching with what grace is possible, would be even beter poised with the third steed of university administration added--then his faculty government might appear equally necessary. And last if he could only match that famous line concerning youth's lack of knowledge, and age's lack of strength, he might convince undergraduates at Harvard that they have an active, legislative...
...days of practice at Pinehurst with three practice games has proved the University polo team to be a beter outfit outdoors than indoors, even though two defeats were chalked up against one victory...
...This plan," says Mr. Holden, "would bring about reduction in rates. Better service could be rendered by the roads, and delay at junction points would be eliminated. Car supply to shippers would be more flexible, and a beter general standard of service would be maintained on all lines...
...result was all the more surprising in view of the rather poor showing of the Junior crew yesterday, when in a two mile time trial with a following tide and a strong head wind the combination could do no beter than 11 minutes 32 seconds...
...Labrador in the way Christ worked for the world by doing tough jobs they did not necessarily have to tackle. The changing of the characters of a dozen men, mostly fishermen, in a scattered community like Galilee has without doubt done more to change the world for the beter, to educate in the highest sense and to make new manhood, than if Christ had built universities, endowed hospitals, donated libraries--all of which would have perished long ago like the cloth-workers hall at Ypres. So, is not the greatest thing college men or any other...