Word: better
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...among others. They used to drop in to talk with Phillips about books, philosophy, in fact about almost anything. The book merchant especially enjoyed popping one of a set of philosophical problems on his visitors and drawing them into lengthy debate. One of his memorable topics was: "Is it better for a man to wear a dirty shirt on his back or to wear no shirt...
...Each student had a certain seat he occupied for all meals. Serving 1000 men a day under the vaulted arches of the nave, the association charged an average weekly rate of $3.95. Class wars still occurred and even bloody fights among the colored waiters, but the food was considerably better than Harvard Hall's. Menus offered roast rib of beef, braised pork tenderloin with robert sauce, "Creme d'Menthe Punch", and "Jelly Roll Pudding, Wine Sauce...
...squash league while Yale and Princeton, the only teams that defeated the Crimson, sandwiched the local team on the squash ladder. The team's success in recent years is due largely to the guiding hand of coach Barnaby, who has followed a two point program for building bigger and better squash teams...
Christmas Carols and Santa Claus will be nine days early, but it's better than never...
...much obliged to you for publishing my letter to Col. Wm. J. Bingham, and I have nothing to add or detract from it except to emphasize that there were 34 "H" men available from the 1948 team that defeated Yale and that our material this year was far better than the average. Our 1949 team outweighed every team it played against, including Army...