Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...surplus for the completion of the new gymnasium is far from satisfactory. Foresighted as this laying-up of treasures for the future may appear to be, the neglect of the present athletic welfare of Harvard is not justified. Since the Cambridge climate makes it impossible for students to gain exercise outdoors during a large part of the academic year, this policy of the Corporation to sacrifice present welfare to a future reduction in the price of football tickets, or the complete abolition of extramural athletics is short-sighted at best...
...Italy suffered from a decline in tobacco imports, France from decreases in silk and olive oil. The rise in coffee imports assured increased purchases from Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela, the two last also adding to their crude petroleum sales. Chile copper and Chile sodium nitrate accounted for the Chilean gain. Low prices for silk and rubber resulted in smaller purchases from all Oriental countries except India. The ten countries selling the most goods (millions of dollars) to the U. S. in 1928 were: Canada 489.0 Japan 384.3 United Kingdom 348.4 Germany 222.0 Brazil 220.7 British Malaya 204.3 Cuba 202.7 France...
...Vonckx '31 was the only Harvard entry to gain a point in the second day of the Penn Relay Carnival at Philadelphia last Saturday, his heave of 140 feet 9 inches winning him fourth place in that event. T. F. Mason '30 worked his way into the semi-finals of the 100-yard dash, but was eliminated by the exceptionally fast competition, the winner leading the field in 9.4 seconds...
...University nine hammered out five runs in the first three innings of yesterday's game to gain an easy 5 to 1 verdict over Bates College. Howard Whitmore '29 pitched no-hit ball for eight innings, only to weaken with one out in the ninth when three of the visiting batters found him for hits, one a triple, netting a lone tally...
...plan has other interesting possibilities. Often the first player of an instrument will wish to conduct. This will result not only in giving him the experience he desires but in enabling the second player to play first and the third player to play the second instrument. Thus all will gain in experience." Disinterested music-lovers eyed the experiment with interest. Philadelphians whispered that it was only a gesture by a haughty man, that Conductor Stokowski's orchestra was rising at last against his regime and this was his way of "making character." Stokowski is supposed to have remarked...