Word: certain
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...according to the recent statement of a British film magnate. English as the practical successor to Esperanto may appear a visionary prospect until one considers the influence of the talkies in the far and near sections of the world. The younger set in the Fiji Islands, for example, are certain to become vitally interested in English upon beholding the magic of the silver screen and listening to the soft charm of the Hollywood talkies' silver tongue. The world flooded with English language talkies certainly presents a beautiful prospect for the Anglomaniac...
Great improvements have been made in certain classes of insulating materials during the past few years. As a result, it has been possible to design overhead transmission lines to operate at 220,000 volts. Transformers are built to operate up to 500,000 volts. Furthermore, when lines, transformers, and generators, or switches and similar apparatus are put into service, it is almost safe to predict that they will operate indefinitely without electrical break-down, unless the insulation is damaged by some abnormal electrical surge such as lightning strokes, or high voltages induced in the system by short circuits, or arcing...
...Certain aspects of their contract with their men are very interesting. Men must be American citizens, twenty-one years of age or over, and unmarried. It is understood that the first term is for three years, during which time a man does not marry and goes to such parts of the Orient as may be determined by the Company. At the end of three years he has an extended furlough, is permitted to visit the United States, and in many cases men on such furloughs cease to be bachelors...
...certain mystery surrounds the present work which is being done. Authorative information is not available in University circles. It is thought that the survey has a direct connection with the House Plan building program, but nothing definite in this direction could be learned...
...hoped that at this meeting, which was proposed by H. W. Clark '23, arrangements will be made whereby certain referees will officiate only at university games. Clark pointed out there is a great difference between refereeing a college game and refereeing a schoolboy game and that the best solution to the problem of better officiating and subsequent speeding up of the game is to have certain men referee only college games...