Word: boasting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When St. Laurent first came to Ottawa, he said with a trace of pride: "I know nothing of politics or politicians." The boast was not entirely true. As a boy, he worked as a part-time clerk in his father's general store in the Quebec village of Compton (pop. 1,000). Those were the days when Sir Wilfrid Laurier was leader of the Liberal Party. Young Louis lent an ear to all the hot & heavy political talk around the cracker barrel, and was an ardent Laurier Liberal from the start...
Dunster House doesn't have a pool, but it does boast running cold water. Sunday evening all studying came to a stop while "D" entry engaged in one of the biggest water fights in recent history...
Dartmouth has been beaten this year--a few times more often than the Crimson--but the Green can count on the services of several men from last year's above-average freshman squad. The Indians also boast a strong doubles department...
Although, Brown, Coast Guard, and Tufts boast sizable fleets, no college holds a candle to Tech. At MIT, almost half the student body belongs to the Nautical Association, and freshman can even elect sailing as their physical training sport...
Once the shell has settled at its regular pace, the main problem is for every man to concentrate on form, power, and timing. The coxswain maintains the latter rudder handles, saving his voice to tell the stroke what beat he is setting and where his boast stands in relation to the opposition...