Word: gained
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...program requires college seniors to be in the upper fourth of their class or have attained 80 or higher on the Selective Service examinations in order to gain graduate school deferment. It is designed "to provide a continuous flow of highly-qualified and well-trained men," James M. Mitchell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, informed the CRIMSON when contacted yesterday...
...certainly isn't kidding you today," I noted, and he rewarded me with that fatherly gain usually saved for occasions when photographers are around and he has his hand on Royce Flippin's shoulder...
Munro, although plagued by a lack of reserves, has assembled a strong starting lineup. The halfbacks, especially center half Stacy Holmes and Captain Carey McIntosh, have had the knack of breaking up opponents' rushes before they gain momentum...
After Harvard kicked the Tigers took over. An intercepted pass gain the Cantabe the ball. Jostlin kicked for the Cantabs to its own 37 but the Johnnies Bad Billy Meiggs stopped agnew running out of this circle formation. Russell carried for 9 (nine). Pinch again failed to pass or gain, but then completed, a wobbly pass to Agnew on the Harvard...
Previously, a graduating student needed to be in the upper half of his class, or have scored 75 out of 100 on his deferment test to gain draft exemption in graduate school. But under the new ruling most graduate school bound students will have to have between an A-minus and B-plus average for the senior year, Sargent Kennedy '28, Registrar of the College, explained yesterday. In the past, a senior year average of between B and B-minus guaranteed draft deferment...