Word: burdens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...expense for the required attendants for the few days necessary would be comparatively slight in itself. And with time and books at a premium during the examination period the opening of Boylston and the House libraries during the hours indicated would be of material assistance in lightening the burden of study at this crucial time...
...Bernardino Bilbao Rioja and his 2nd Bolivian Division have smashed the 2nd Paraguayan Division, cut off the 7th Paraguayan from establishing contact with the 8th, and completely encircled the left wing of the Paraguayan force. . . . Collecting the great number of Paraguayan wounded has placed a heavy burden on all Bolivian detachments." Later figures gave Paraguayan losses at 3,000 dead, 5,000 wounded, 1,633 prisoners including 78 officers. Paraguay did not take this defeat quietly. To the League's Secretary in Geneva Ramon Caballero de Bedoya announced that, to its great regret, Paraguay was about to embark...
Looking further ahead, it is important that these changes be extended to include the Freshmen. For the present, it would be ridiculous to propose such a regime for them because their secondary school education does not equip them for such a burden. As the CRIMSON has often reiterated, the flood of men who come from high schools and private schools to Harvard each year need to be treated like so many babies and in addition require survey courses which would best find their place in a school curriculum. This is not only wrong: it is a positive hindrance...
...sweat shop. For two years "Izzy" went to public school, sold newspapers on the side. But on Saturday nights he was rankled to see that the other children had earned more money than he to put in their mother's apron. At 14 he decided he was a burden, ran away...
...shortly be entering the market place and taking up the direction of affairs as their elders relinquish control, they are naturally anxious to see that their heritage shall not turn out to be a mess of pottage. They are the ones on whom will rest in large measure the burden of paying the freight on the post-war joy ride and the subsequent smash; and whatever follies may have been or are likely to be committed in the name of reconstruction will also loom large on the bill...