Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...canvass of the leading non-scientific departments of the University indicates the general adoption of the reading periods in all courses except those regularly open to Freshmen or peculiarly unsuited to such a plan. A majority of the departments canvassed have already approved the new plan in its main outline, while leaving the details, and in many cases the final decision as to its adoption to the individual professors and instructors. The remainder of the departments have not yet passed a final vote on the matter...
...English Department has resolved on the general adoption of the reading periods in all except elementary courses and English 14. The nature and amount of the work to be done during these periods, whether it will consist merely of reading or of reading checked up by reports or section meetings, is to be decided by the individual instructors. As in all other departments, tutorial instruction will cease during these periods except for Seniors in the final period...
...increase in the price of H. A. A. Coupon Tickets from $5 to $7.50 each. These tickets which are sold only to present members of the University entitle the owners to admission to the cheering section at all Harvard athletic events on Soldiers Field during the college year except university contests with Yale and the football game with Dartmouth. They also entitle the owners to a discount on one seat of $2 each for the Dartmouth and Pennsylvania games and of $3 for the Yale game; to a discount of 50 per cent on all basketball and other events...
From the first day of practice, somewhat over a week ago, it has been evident that one of the greatest difficulties confronting Harvard football leaders this year is lack of first rate substitute material. Everywhere is this dearth unmistakably prominent--everywhere, that is, except among the ends. While the coaches have been scouring all quarters for possible quarterbacks, reserve halfbacks, and tackles, they have been forced to wield the axe with a heavy hand among the end candidates and to threaten further devestation in this department, which has reached a very high potential standard...
Usually he avoids company. Except for large, liquid brown eyes, he is unattractive in appearance, small, dark, easily embarrassed, almost shrinking in person. When he avoided college he probably spared himself many miseries. Though he weighs only 125 pounds, his appetite is large . . . steak and lamb chops for breakfast. He sleeps long and soundly. Despite his father's prominence, he is so carefully unobtrusive that he might have reached his present age without attracting more than statistical notice, were it not for his precipitous enthusiasms and precocious successes...