Word: camped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...over the continent carving out new thrones. The long shadow of Napoleon fell across the world and brought fear into the hearts of kings. Austrians stacked their guns before him in the slanting summer sunlight at Austerlitz, Prussians furled their flag at Auerstadt, and in Poland one found a camp and not a forum. Then, in an odd lull, the Bearskins marched out of central Europe into the Beresina ice fields and the world learned that the Emperor was mortal...
...eligible for these classes are the men who have had a senior life saving certificate for at least one year and who are 20 years of age or who have served as camp counselors...
Thus challenged from His Majesty's own camp, the Great Lawyer "looked uncomfortable." according to correspondents, but Mr. te Water was not so foolish as to press his charge, sat down...
...claim to fame, perhaps, rests on his once having made a trip to the Arctic as mate of a whaler." But he poses with a foot on a dead polar bear and gets the pictures in rotogravure sections of newspapers. During the expedition "strange rumors of dissension in the camp begin to percolate through the public consciousness, but are promptly quashed. . . ." Upon its return, "each member of the party gets ashore as rapidly as he can and rushes away without bidding farewell to his companions." The scientist of the party grumbles about wasted opportunities. Other rarely stated data: An article...
Wendell, whose line plunges earned him the nickname "bullet," was one of Harvard's most distinguished gridiron performers. Captain of the undefeated 1912 team he was selected by Walter Camp for his "All-American" eleven; he was first marshall of the Class of 1913. From 1921 to 1925 he coached football at Williams, serving in the same capacity at Lehigh from...