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Word: burdens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coach Cliff Gallagher stated that he yearlings were in their best form of the season, with the over-powerful line exceeding all past performances, and the secondary sharing the burden of defense with great effectiveness. Both the coach and the players are confident of continuing their unbeaten record in the contest with the Jayvees and Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN GRIDSTERS SWAMP BIG GREEN, 27-0 | 11/5/1934 | See Source »

...during the depression but most of those who do get jobs find it impossible to earn more than $300 or $400, if as much. As president Conant has pointed out, the undergraduate at Harvard should primarily partake of educational facilities and should not be shouldered with an unbearable financial burden. As a result, some men are forced to leave college and others must neglect their work and the outside interests which help to make College valuable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND | 10/27/1934 | See Source »

...British, our professed friend. But Uncle Sam, go the British one better--insist upon equality of armaments and demand moreover a tri-party security agreement: that the nation committing aggression will have the other two on its neck to keep the peace. Then watch England wince. Put the burden of either success or failure of the conference on her head and see what happens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Uncle Sam Holds the Bag" | 10/26/1934 | See Source »

...permitted the privilege due to the State law. Since half the men in the Houses are minors, half of the market is immediately curtailed. Friends will not separate for meals, and the red tape involved in proving one's age tends to make a pleasure a burden. Secondly, beer was advocated before the repeal of Prohibition when 3.2 brew first became legal. The enthusiasm with which undergraduates greeted the harder liquors took away from the attractions of beer. And last of all, beer has failed to catch Harvard's fancy. This may be due to the age restrictions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BITTER BEER | 10/17/1934 | See Source »

...standing are allowed to waive the language requirements in entering Dean Chase's school. While this may indeed be the case, attention must be called to the fact that it is an arduous task to carry four regular graduate courses in addition to preparing a thesis without the additional burden of grounding one's self in one or two foreign languages. There may be individuals who are capable of withstanding this tremendous strain, but for the average man it means either failure to receive the A.M. degree or a second year of graduate work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAISING THE BAR | 10/16/1934 | See Source »

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