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Word: electively (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lateral pass, a commonplace feature in Rugby, is expected to do much to develop this department of play at Harvard. Head Coach Arnold Horween '21, will be in Cambridge only the first few days, leaving the squad in charge of a large staff of assistants. Captain-elect C. A. Pratt '28, will attend only the first few sessions, since his ability in the weight events demands that he devote most of his time to track...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL AND TRACK SEASONS OPEN MONDAY | 3/25/1927 | See Source »

...bang out a popular story on his typewriter, or let him scribble away in some high artificial style to delight the elect, he cannot hope to do both well at one and the same time. I shall leave the envious reader to determine whether any writers of the March issue have thus erred in their art. I fear that some have embellished a typewritten sheet with the flourishes of an illuminated manuscript...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARIETY ABUNDANT IN NEW ISSUE OF ADVOCATE | 3/22/1927 | See Source »

...Senators and Representatives from $7,500 to $10,000, and I shall continue to do so until my term expires in 1931. I do not believe that $10,000 is an exorbitant salary, but said I: 'I went before the people of my state and asked them to elect me to a position paying $7,500 a year. They elected me, and I do not feel that I could accept an increase in good faith without giving them an opportunity to express themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 21, 1927 | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

...Williams Council, therefore, will elect from its own number five men as a sort of executive board. These men will attend to much of the routine, and like the cabinet will pave the way for the operation of the council as a whole...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAGNI IN PARVO | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

Representative William S. Vare, slush-tainted Senator-elect from Pennsylvania, made his swan song and was roundly cheered by the Republican side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Good-Natured End | 3/14/1927 | See Source »

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