Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Neilson reformed at home by gradually abolishing the college's cliquish off-campus houses in favor of dormitories, introducing tutorial work in special honors courses, in general treating his girls as though they were not very different from men. Smith girls, who are inclined to be smart and well-balanced, respect President Neilson's wishes in such matters as not knitting or chewing gum in class. But when several Northampton residents once complained that his girls should pull their shades down at night before undressing, President Neilson observed that they should pull down their own instead. Once...
...odds favor the opponents who recently white-washed Princeton 8 to 0, after the Tigers had swamped the Mitchellmen 10 to 4. To date the Crimson nine has won three games and dropped...
Playing steadily and retrieving everything with dogged determination, Maish built up a lead of 11-2 in the final set. Here the fickle fortune of Pong turned in favor of Levin, whose wicked drives started clipping the edges of the table in unreturnable fashion. The final score...
...Swimming Team decided last night to hold over until next year action on the Team's ambition to join the ranks of major sports, certainly they were making a grave mistake for the cause of swimming in the College. For either swimming has got a case in its favor, or it has not got a case, but as dexterous a feat of sidestepping and punchpulling as was shown last night will scarcely convince the College that there is anything to be said in the natators' favor...
While the solution of present day problems cannot be referred to constitutional giants long dead, a searching analysis of the intentions of the framers might weaken the confidence of those who favor so gaily "change by usurpation". Any intelligent discussion of the constitution can help to discredit deceptive interpretations born of extravagant claims sired in partisan debate...