Word: clearer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Pierre la Rose, one of the world's best-known and most picturesque authorities on horaldry, has re-designed the Harvard Seal, following the official blazon, but making the outlines clearer and narrowing the shield. An impression of this seal will be affixed to all Latin diplomas, but those printed in English will have the University arms emblazoned in crimson...
...Darkness is an emotional tale. For the first 50 pages it reads like a minority report on literary atmosphere ; then the action quickens, the figures take on clearer outline. Author Bishop's mist- clearing method is deliberate: the gradually opening eye which observes and slowly understands the story is that of a young boy. Observer-narrator is John, youngest member of a Virginia family whose blood is proud but queer. His grandfather is an eccentric lawyer. His dead father was a doctor who painted strange pictures. His Uncle Charlie has been a wildly attractive scapegrace from his youth...
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Said Glenn ("Pop") Warner, onetime Stanford Coach who began coaching at Temple last year: "I know of no team in the East or South that will have a clearer right to make the trip [to Pasadena] and I hope if we go to the Rose Bowl, we meet Stanford." Unbeaten Temple, with a giant sophomore back named Dave Smukler who passed, kicked and ran like an All-American, gave point to his boast, 22-to-0, against Villanova...
...included in the Harvard requirements. Elementary sciences may give one an inkling of scientific method as practiced in the laboratory, but it is doubtful if they do more. A history of scientific thought conveys the true meaning of scientific method. Likewise a history of philosophic thought will give a clearer meaning of philosophy...