Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...situation, Dr. Bock has called attention to the lightness of the attack and the quick recovery of those who suffered. While the burden of suspicion falls on veal and ice-cream served in the Union, the lack of definite bacteriological evidence make any attempt to fix the blame extremely difficult. Thus, with the University doing all in its power to protect the food from contaminating influences, all the student can do when the plague strikes is to screw his courage to the sticking place and hope it strikes somebody else...
...while he loses touch with his wife. When the lovers are finally united she has become so compromised in court intrigue and gossip that she cannot join him in America. The great ambition of the orphan boy is to found a family, but the unsettled times make his hopes difficult to fulfill...
...expected the famous combination of Kelley-Frank was given considerable attention, and there is no doubt that Kelley will make every effort possible tomorrow to duplicate his previous Big Three performances. Dave Colwell has now completely recovered from his operation and will be on hand to handle any difficult punting assignment that might arise. Bill Dickens has also returned to the Blue fold after a long absence due to a knee injury...
University authorities may find it difficult to enforce the bi-female rule recently inflicted on the Houses, but woe will be Connecticut when she tries to enforce a 17-year-old law tomorrow forbidding the conspicuous display of red banners anywhere in the State...
What the mental processes were which produced this regulation are difficult to determine. The "scandals" of last year were the outcome of large parties, not small gatherings. Further, the "two women" aspect of the rule casts a shadow over the reputation of the unchaperoned lady in a manner decidedly reminiscent of a spirit which was supposed to disappear with the turn of the century. Next, perhaps, the College will show marked approval of ladies who discreetly veil their faces and wear low-heeled shoes...