Word: formality
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...busy priest had little time or patience for formalities. Mostly he dressed in slacks and a sports shirt, and wore his priest's habit only on formal occasions. Learning that a child who died in St. Monica's might have been benefited by Mexican scorpion serum, which was then barred by customs regulations, Father McLoughlin deliberately smuggled some of the serum across the border...
When the varsity plays Dartmouth, it will come up against a team which has never beaten them before in formal intercollegiate competition. However, the Indians showed good form when they played the Harvard Club and the Worchester YMCA last week...
...Crimson will probably have little trouble in either of the meetings, for Amherst and Dartmouth have never beaten Harvard in formal intercollegiate competition. And the Crimson has good enough players this year to keep that record intact, says Coach Barnaby...
...formal investigation of the relationship of the course to improvement of grades is at present in progress. Students have told Perry that their grades rose substantially after taking the class. Other benefits, like new confidence toward studies, can't be measured, Perry says...
Next game coming up for the team is one this Friday at Amherst, followed on Saturday by a match with Dartmouth at Hanover. Both these squads have never beaten Harvard in formal league play (the league goes back to the early 'thirties). "But that's what worries me." Coach Barnaby says. "All the teams are-laying for us. Everywhere we play, the other team is out to get Harvard...