Word: handicapped
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thoroughbred horse-racing returned to Chicago after an absence of 20 years. The first barrier went up on an Inaugural Handicap and down the stretch came Judge Pryor, a 12-to-l shot. Responsible for the recultivation of turf in Chicago-the Chicago Business Men's Racing Association; for oral betting-the Illinois Anti-Betting Law and a squad of gumshoe...
...abolition of probation is certain to come as Princeton becomes more of a University and less of a school. But until that time some step must be taken to remove this ridiculous handicap which we have imposed on Princeton men and Princeton activities. The Daily Princetonian...
...reason which Dr. Laird assigns in the kindness of his heart for this sinister state of affairs is that college students go mad because they live a "highly competitive intellectual existence, and any mental handicap is quickly noticed." One would like to think so. Unfortunately, however, the unprejudiced observer is driven to the conclusion that though this may be a contributing cause, the real reason is not to be found in so superficial an examination. It is also obvious that the Colgate scientist has not had the benefit of a heart to heart talk with Mr. F. H. Hoffman...
Allen had been counted on to run both the 220-yard and the 440-yards dashes against Yale on Saturday, and his loss will be a handicap to the team...
...China it is complicated by the fact that the spoken language of the people and the written language of literature are very different Added to the poverty of people and government and the natural difficulty of mastering the thousands of characters required to convey Chinese thought on paper this handicap might prove insurmountable. In spite of these grave difficulties Chinese educators have launched an advertising campaign to impress the people with the desirability of national literacy which has already begun to prove its effectiveness...