Word: correctable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Cultural measures of this sort already taken consist in weeding out of Prussian schools so-called "American competitive sports," substituting such "German military sports" as learning to throw wooden hand grenades ballasted with lead to correct military weight...
Quite possibly this conclusion is correct, but it would be safer to assume simply that the compensation offered the tutor, both financially and in prestige, does not offset the satisfaction of lecturing, and the more mysterious pleasures of research. The University is being forced to pay a heavy price for the unwillingness of the older members of the Faculty to accept tutees. The lack of interest and experience manifested by so many of the present tutors is generating a corresponding slackness in the average student, and the first efforts of the new administration ought to be aimed at correcting...
Please permit me to correct a statement in May 22 issue: "From time out of memory the Colorado River canyon in which the Government today is building the world's biggest dam was called Boulder...
...also had a lady rider come down on some high tension wires. Thought she might strike them so telephoned and had power shut off. She said it was "as easy as a spring bed.'' The city fireman rescued her from her high perch ... I wanted to correct the impression that the Bonettes are believed to be the only hot air balloonists now in the business. I arise to remark there are quite a few of us left...
...your issue of May 1, you published an article on the new Chief of Aeronautics which in absolutely correct terms discussed his work in lifting...