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Word: holderness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...vain to better 50 ft. Last year Rothert's teammate, Eric Krenz, succeeded with a heave of 50 ft. 1 in. This year Rothert broke that record twice in one sunshiny afternoon. Krenz came second with 50 ft. 5/8 in. Captain Jimmy Reid of Harvard, intercollegiate title holder, ran two miles in 9 min., 22 sec., breaking a record set ten years ago by Cornell's Ivan C. Dresser. Southern California's Jesse Hill broad-jumped 25 ft. 7/8 in., another intercollegiate record. Yale's Sidney Kieselhorst, champion last year, did the 220-yd. low hurdles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stanford's Third | 6/10/1929 | See Source »

...more than a year a most doubtful ally of the Nationalist Government has been the so-called "Christian General," Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, holder of Peiping, Lord of the Chinese central government, owner of an enormous well-equipped private army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Feng Steps Out | 6/3/1929 | See Source »

...cloister and the market-place. To discuss vocations intelligently, one must have a detailed knowledge of the subject. The vocational guidance director must be as much an authority on his subject as the professor is on whatever subject he may be discussing. I do feel, however, that the holder of this position should be thoroughly acquainted with the work of the Committee on the Choice of Electives for, as long as Harvard is a liberal arts rather than a vocational college, courses should be selected for ther own value rather than for the possible benefit which they would give...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DALY DISCUSSES STUDENT COUNCIL VOCATION REPORT | 6/1/1929 | See Source »

...announcement of four nominee for the vice-presidency of the Harvard Union to succeed L. T. Grimm '29, present holder of the position, w made yesterday by W. S. Stone '26. to Graduate Manager of the Union. F. Brophy '30, R. H. Mackinnon R. S. Morison '30, and W. D. Vogel are the candidates for the office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOMINATIONS FOR UNION VICE-PRESIDENCY MAD | 5/24/1929 | See Source »

...ungoggled his eyes, the better to watch his instruments. He was dizzy but he pushed the plane slowly through a last thousand feet. At 39,140 ft. he finally pushed it too far. The nose whipped over; the plane plunged 2,000 ft. in a spin. Then the new holder of the altitude record took control of the machine once more, brought it and himself to earth unharmed, 1¼ hrs. after leaving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Honolulu Liners? | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

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