Word: claimed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
TIME erred. As early as 1908 Mr. Curtis gave a demonstration in his Chicago home of "directing light to the ceiling by powerful silvered reflectors." The Bauhaus does not claim the invention of indirect lighting, but is credited with its outstanding modern development. One invention the Bauhaus does claim, is the "bleeding off" of photographs in books and magazines (running them across margins and off the edge of the pages...
Tunis' chief claim to fame is his history of the Harvard Class of '11: "Was College Worthwhile?" He stresses his belief that "the big shots of the gridiron are not the sole test of high athletic calibre...
This week's winning limerick was submitted by the "Harvard Lampoon," Inc. The one dollar award will be held in the CRIMSON Business Office until a member of the Lampoon comes to claim...
...California since he knocked out the New York State Athletic Commission's Champion Mike Belloise, although the Commission still recognized Belloise because his bout with Armstrong was scheduled for ten rather than 15 rounds. Thus when Boxer Belloise, ill in The Bronx, was persuaded to exchange his championship claim for the promise of a return match, all Henry Armstrong had to do to become featherweight champion was to beat Petey Sarron...
...When the calfskin is hit a good wallop, this makes quite a radius of vibration; unfortunately the sides are so close together that most of it is dissipated inside the drum, producing a low tone that doesn't carry very far. But the tone is there nevertheless, and the claim that the real boom is produced by a smaller instrument is absolutely unfounded...