Word: better
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...could better illustrate what is vulgarly known as 'coming down to brass tacks.' Professor W. R. Spalding, trained, as he says, by his father not to waste the time of important people, presented Mr. Eliot with a carefully wrought plan for improvement in the Department of Music. 'Mr. Spalding,' said the President, 'your argument is cogent and conclusive. Good morning...
...University cross country team will attempt to repeat last year's victory over the Dartmouth squad this afternoon at 4 o'clock over the Charles River course. In the 1928 meet, the Crimson secured the better end of a 28 to 34 score, R. C. Aldrich '31, present captain, placing second to Leslie Flaksman '29. Thus far this season the charges of Coach Mikkola have defeated Holy Cross by 19 to 53, and avenged themselves for last year's defeat at the hands of the New Hampshire Wildcats by turning the tables...
...speed shown by the squad helps to dispel the gloom that has been hovering over Soldiers Field because of injuries and Coach Horween's dissatisfaction. The appearance of B. Ticknor in civilian clothes also helped to inspire the squad. The big center, still nursing a bad leg, appeared in better condition than he has all week, and the chances that he might be used as substitute center tomorrow improved greatly. If he is at all able to play it is fairly safe to say that Coach Horween will use him part of the time...
...companion piece, "Hold Your Man", the less said about this, the better. Laura La Plante holds forth for six reels in a movie devoid of plot, acting, or any other reedeeming feature, and the aggregate is merely a waste of good film...
Should the newly created committee devise some method to remedy this evil in the system, it would render a great service. This problem however is greater than that of giving a better education to those capable of receiving it: they must show that any reorganization they may suggest is consistent with the usual misintorpretation of the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence...