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...called 'merchant publishers' cannot afford to publish manuscripts which they have reason to believe will not sell in quantities, and such organizations as the 'American Council of Learned Societies' are obviously unable to finance any material number of articles. This leaves the brunt of responsibility for this important work on the universities. And here, as everywhere else, conditions are not ideal. It is difficult to get university presses successfully started. More consideration should be given to them, as they are at present poorly endowed...
...League has decided to organize a separate Harvard chapter in order to foster interest among college men. They are the ones who will later bear the brunt of the outlay of expenses...
Fitz, playing in Gibb's place in the Harvard Freshman backfield, bore the brunt of the ball carrying in the third period until his fumble deep in the Worcester territory cost him his prestige...
...depositors, some of them foreigners, most of them poor, practically all of them owners of small savings accounts. They seemed to select no particular bank for their activities. For two days withdrawals were heavy. The largest Loop houses, Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co. and First National Bank, felt the brunt of the army's largest attack...
Football has long borne the brunt of the attack directed against athletics which are stressed out of proportion to their importance in college life. Crew, however, has escaped the criticism which it deserves. With House rowing well established and likely to continue growing rapidly, it is natural that the subject of varsity crew should be reconsidered...