Word: extract
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Though delayed by the bad conditions which his car encountered on the way to Cambridge, so that in one instance "it was necessary to procure two horses, each of 'one horsepower', to extract it from a bog". Mr. Henry Clay, well-known British economist, spoke on "The Present Industrial Situation in England" in the Quiet Room of the Union last evening in such a clear and non-technical manner that even the laymen in his audience needed no economic reference book as an aid to understanding. Mr. Clay was introduced by professor Zechariah Chafe LL.B. '13, who spoke...
...methods by which this end is to be attained are as unusual as the aim itself. From the coal used in the engines he will extract the benzol, which he thus obtains free through the sale of the valuable by-products. From this benzol he will get as much energy as from the original amount of coal through an efficient boiler system. This, together with the "sweating of executive brows" will provide the wherewithal to buy the sewing machines and phonographs. The autos he does not need to worry about...
...least that the rest of us can do is to receive these men and their mission gladly. They should not be obliged to extract a few dollars from us by force. We all know, and most of us appreciate, the importance of the Brooks House to the University. Its financial drive should need no more backing than the mere announcement of the fact that such a drive is in progress...
...following extract from the recent speech of Captain Tim Caliahan to the Eli football squad is evidence of what is to be expected from New Haven...