Word: grinds
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Vatican, and the explanations of its ambassador were exercises in the arrogant rhetoric of the Renaissance. To a pope who reckoned his reign by the cities he had conquered, every pharse was a gauntlet thrown down: "If Venice does not bow to my wishes," he exclaimed, "I will grind it lower than a fishing village." The reply was a challenge to battle. 'If Your Holiness does not yield to Venice, we will grind you lower than a village priest...
When trench warfare forced the French generals to revise their Fochian formula, the real grind of modern war began. These were dark times for Foch. His son and son-in-law had been killed. He himself fell out of favor, was retired by Joffre from command of the Northern Group of Armies. Not until the throes of disaster led the Allies to appoint him their supreme commander could his faith burn openly where all could see and feel. "Materially, I do not see that victory is possible. Morally I am certain that we shall gain it." The Author. Born...
...Neither Oscar Sutermeister '32, nor G. F. Bennett '32 entered the meet, in which they were expected to figure with some success. The best time of the afternoon came when N. P. Hallowell '32, Veteran Crimson distance man, clocked three minutes and twelve seconds in the three-quarter mile grind, as a result of close competition from W. E. Clapham 1G. B. and B. E. Estes '32, who finished but a few split seconds behind...
...great interest as it is the first trial which the University vaulters will have this year in preparation for the meet on Saturday. Oscar Sutermeister '32 won the fall handicap meet from scratch, and should annex a place in this one. The distance runs follow: The three-quarter until grind at 3.20 o'clock; the 600-yard run at 3.30 with H. F. Kellmeyer '33 as a likely the victor, and the 1000-yard race at 3.45 o'clock. Ten minutes later the 300-yarders will too the mark, with N. P. Dodge '88 as a possible winner...
...good reason for "Uncle Dan" to sympathize with the 500,000 men laid off railroads in the past two years. The business depression of 1883 took him out of his cab, put him to work as a conductor on the Soo. From conductor he started up the long grind of a rail-road operating man's career: trainmaster, assistant superintendent, superintendent...