Word: finally
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...after ten years of swinging his stocky figure in a leather sling up Mount Rushmore's cliffs, supervising workmen with jackhammers and dynamite, 66-year-old Sculptor Borglum has that memorial near completion. The only remaining Presidential head, that of Theodore Roosevelt, has already been roughed in. His final task will be finding a suitable historical inscription. The 500-word history of the U. S. submitted by President Coolidge was edited so extensively by Sculptor Borglum that Mr. Coolidge withdrew it in a huff. ''Posterity," says Gutzon Borglum, "will hold me responsible for it, whether I write...
Only in the final paragraphs does the reader discover that Author Adamic intended to be more than picturesque. Here he reveals his real purpose: The Casa del Capuchino, says he, represents the world as "really a Ruin, a Mess, a Wreck." Its restoration represents "what could be done with the Ruin." Interesting for its contrast with Author Adamic's earlier thoughts on the best way to clear "the Ruin" (as set forth in his first book, Dynamite, a historical survey of labor violence in the U. S.) this one will impress some readers as no less...
...Dean expressed himself as anxious to see the final law school registration figures of this year to see the effect of the new "increased selection" admissions policy, of which he spoke strongly in favor. "The policy is based upon the finding that there is a class correlation between a man's work in college and his work in law school," he asserted. He claimed that those excluded would have had at least a 60 per cent chance of failing, and he hoped that the effect of the policy would be to reduce the number of the failures in the first...
...Referred the problem of the "Ramblers" to the Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports for final decision. ("Ramblers" are dropped Freshmen and upperclassmen who neither reside in the Houses nor belong to the non-resident center in Dudley Hall.) The Committee on Regulation of Athletic Sports voted to refuse the request of the "Ramblers" to compete for House trophies or to be eligible for House championships although they will be allowed to play against House teams...
...probation for scholastic reasons may take part in the final games between the Harvard Houses and the Yale Colleges, and may enter informal contests with preparatory schools...