Word: covered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...start one should get some idea of the loonilty that seems most suitable. Then he should make a careful search for a room fulfilling his requirements. When a definite choice is made, a written agreement with the landlady is essential. It should cover the student's interests as completely as possible, especially in regard to his liability in case he is forced to leave Cambridge before the end of the college year. Finally, by notifying the bureau of houses that are filled, the student not only facilitates the work at the information desk but also simplifies the task of room...
After all Class Day is Class Day and the bands play just as well under cover as if they were enthroned in the fabricated bandstands which clutter the Yard. Then, too, the irony of celebrating in Sever 11 or the New Lecture Hall cannot fail to stir some feelings within him. It has rained so much in Cambridge during the last four years that a bit of dampness to no surprise anyway, and gives the family its eagerly awaited opportunity to see what Harvard is really like, without the artificiality of white-wash. The happiest thought...
Each candidate is required to pass a written examination in prescribed subjects and an oral examination to test his adaptability to the conditions which a consul must be prepared to meet. The written tests cover international, marl-time and commercial law, commercial geography, modern languages, commercial resources of the United States, political economy, American and modern European history, and other special studies. Samples of the examination may be obtained from Professor Wilson
...various fields of endeavor. As an undergraduate, both a scholar and an athlete of unusual ability; as a medical student, ever keen and useful; as doctor, a friend of all whom he helped; as coach an inspiration to his charges, Seldom does one man's scope of usefulness cover such an extensive field. His war service with the First Harvard Unit was a credit to the University as well as to himself. As a member of various committees on athletics and as doctor in charge of the football team his services to the College were inestimable. To his relatives...
...problem of how to get around without the use of legs. What our grandchildren are going to do with their legs we are not sure. Certainly they will be an encumbrance, and it will take more than two generations of evolution to dispense with them. Perhaps they will all cover them up and pretend they have none, as women used to do. --The Portland Oregonian...