Word: gain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Office of Education's specialist in school building problems, refused to vote for the report, declared the matter should be studied by disinterested scientists. University of Minnesota's Miles A. Tinker pooh-poohed the tests cited in the report, said his own studies had shown no gain in speed of reading in light stronger than three foot-candles. Meanwhile, Raymond V. Long, Virginia's director of school building, charged that "the study reported by the society has been financed by utility companies...
...cynical Wall Streeters, meanwhile, was one of the definitions in Samuel Johnson's dictionary: "Brokers, who, having no stock of their own, set up and trade with that of other men; buying here, and selling there, and commonly abusing both sides, to make out a little paultry gain...
...President spent most of the evening attempting to convince Dr. Schuschnigg that he ought to remain Chancellor-and, inferentially, fight. Possibly there are times when not to fight-especially when all concerned are of "German blood"-is the wise, courageous course. Certainly Kurt von Schuschnigg had personally nothing to gain by a submission to the Nazis. On the contrary, he could justly fear to be butchered as was Dollfuss, fight or no fight...
...many arrived at the Institute of Geographical Exploration last night trying to gain admittance to the French Film's performance of "Amphitryon 39" (not 38) that it was necessary to hold an extra demand performance at 11 o'clock. Before the main show, a satire on modern life, some movies of the Paris Exposition were displayed...
...Dartmouth champions placed two on the first five, Captain Bill Thomas at forward and Joe Batchelder, guard. Columbia with Captain Johnny O'Brien at guard, Cornell with Co-Captain Carl Wilson, center, and Pennsylvania with Captain Bob Dougherty, forward, were the other schools to gain first team berths...