Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Eggshell Debate. A major Anglo-U. S. point of contention last week, was whether, if the British proposal to limit cruiser guns to a six-inch bore were adopted, the British could transform their fast merchant fleet overnight into a cruiser fleet by mounting these little guns on the Mauretania, Majestic, Berengaria, Olympic...
...clock the Freshman crews will meet in a two-mile upstream clash. Yale is not tremendously powerful, having lost to Princeton, and the Crimson 1930 boat is a slight favorite. Captain Willard's boat, however, has a way of looking pretty in practice and not so fast under fire. In its one race it beat M. I. T. and Pennsylvania, but not by the margin which the difference in the appearance of the crews seemed to warrant...
Oscar fund Tom Mix. As he said later when grilled by the state's attorney, "If it isn't Tom Mix, who is it?" For sure enough there was either Will Rogers or Tom Mix riding the famous Tony and swinging the famous rope and telling fast ones while he shot buffaloes from nickles thrown by an Indian hanging in mid-air by his toes from the shoulders of a bandit. "Whee", quoth my roommate, "Whee". So then and there I decided to take him to commencement...
...Freshman eight raced over a two-mile course this afternoon. The combination, with a six-length handicap, finished a half length ahead of the Second University boat, which led the Freshman by three lengths. The time of the Second crew was 10.44. The combination, with its initial advantage, broke fast and was never headed while the Second University rapidly cut down the lead and gave a great demonstration of power...
...Caesar and forthwith begins to criticize Rome, Caesar, and every one else except Antony and a few other of the Roman jeunesse doree whose appetites for wine and illicit love are as strong as hers. Her philosophy is Hedonistic; she proclaims herself a sensualist and not satisfied with the fast pace of the Romans she attempts to outdistance them. It is very plain that the author has carefully studied all of the vices of ancient Rome and is attempting to shock the reader by revealing them through the veil of satire. Seldom does he impress, amuse, or delight...