Word: better
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first place, we let it be known that in Germany a book of diagrams was being published which, if obtained, would prove of great value to the student both in making his work in sociology considerably clearer and in enabling him to get very much better marks in his examinations. One could obtain this book, we said, only through our department, by sending us a certain sum of money...
...before these Minnesota men three different causes, all equally worthy of their contribution, and waited to see what would be the result of our various appeals without much doubt, however, as to the final outcome. Needless to say, while the cause of the homeless Michigan students was better supported than that of the foreigners, the subscriptions for the German book of diagrams which could be used to personal advantage only, were vastly greater than those for either of the other causes. Thus we proved that as social distance increases, readiness to help others decreases, while one is ready most...
...contempt of sentimental gushings and impassioned pleas for bigger and better foreign relations, the solid economic and political significance of tolerance and understanding are too often underestimated. On this latter ground the fanfare of student voyages, international Schools, and even the schoolboy correspondence in French, find a justification. Meanwhile the position occupied by Harvard in foreign eyes, offers to a much greater degree the opportunity for utilizing such contact. With this in mind the University should take a certain pride in playing a part, even if subordinate to the local Rotary Club...
...Mahady '31, J. S. Rex '31, and G. T. Upton '31. With six letter men and several members of this year's Freshman quintet fighting for positions on next year's five it seems that Coach Wachter will be able to produce a team which will better this season's mediocre record...
...With dollars accumulated from purchase and sale of oil leases during boom years around 1906, he "wildcatted." No oil. More dollars; another dry hole. Again he drilled. Oil. Fortune. He sold his first holdings for $2,500,000, and took a flier in rails, in utilities. But oil paid better. He returned to the fields, making more money to buy rail holdings. Fortune turned to vast fortune. He built a railroad; he became a power in transit. Oil gushed for him steadily through the years...