Word: highly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...until 1921, deaths from liquor declined definitely: then, there was a slow increase until the winter of 1926-1927; but now the deaths caused either directly or indirectly from excessive (or even moderate) consumption of alcohol have been checked by the law. The number has never been so high as in pre-prohibition days, and never will as long as the present law is in existence...
...habits of thinking," that it is too soft and easy. Yet the fact remains that many Wall Street houses give preference to college men as beginners, and the percentage of men with collegiate training who have done well in business and finance in New York City must be very high. Yet there must be times when, puzzled how to decide among the qualifications of more boys than there is room for, Dean Gauss and Dean Hoermance wish that Mr. Carlisle might win a few prosolytes to his harsh theory. New York Times...
...made to secure representatives of as many sections of the country as possible, in addition to appointing men capable of filling the positions. With this view in mind, men from both public and private schools have been chosen. There are 18 representatives of private schools and nine of high schools...
...recent fatalities would certainly indicate that interest in the game in high-schools is a distinct overemphasis--not particularly student interest, but that of school authorities, who, one fears, are trying to establish a college code of football where a high-school one is necessary...
...Fisher, who has been instrumental in arranging this game, is highly pleased at the success of the project. He says that Harvard alumni generally, and especially those in Texas, will enthusiastically approve of this game. "What we particularly desire," said Mr. Fisher, "is a closer contact between Harvard and the Southwest, and we took this football game as a short-cut to our goal. You know, two strange business men can get closer together in an afternoon of golf than they might in weeks of correspondence, phone calls, or even business visits. It is the same in inter-university matters...