Word: distinctively
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard Flying Club plane will be in service throughout the winter, it was learned yesterday by announcement of I. T. Williams '30, the president of the club. This is a distinct departure from the former custom. Previously the club has dismantled the plane and transported it to Cambridge for overhauling during the winter; about April 1 the plane was reassembled and put into service once more...
...that "the gorilla, particularly the adult male, shows a large individual variation even within the limits of a small area; that there is no difference in kind between the Coast and the Mountain Gorillas such as to justify making of them two separate species, but that there is a distinct difference in degree sufficiently important to constitute a subspecific difference between the two groups...
With the situation here in its present uncertain state, many men of distinct dramatic talent are discouraged from coming to this supposedly anti-theatrical college. There is a growing belief that Harvard is neglecting one of the major outlets of human expression, and in a civilization so obviously effected by the theatre as that of the present day, this impression can not continue without ultimately retarding the progress of the University...
From past performances, if scores mean anything, I think Yale with victories over Dartmouth, Army, and Princeton ought to enter the game a favorite, and I hope it does for from a psychological point that will give the Harvard team a distinct advantage...
Within the English colleges as distinct from the universities, the coaching is done largely by undergraduates. There are certain exceptions: in rowing, for instance, a former Blue often guides the first boat through the final stages of its preparation for the inter-college races, and the dons occasionally lend a hand in coaching this or that athletic group. But in the selection and management of all college teams the captain's authority is final, and the bulk of the coaching is done by the more experienced men under the direction of the captain. I have heard participants in several sports...