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Word: isn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...decide between a Pomeranian and a pinscher, anyway? One Westminster veteran offered an expert's explanation: "The crowd sees only six dogs in the ring, but the judge sees twelve-the six real dogs, and six ideal dogs that exist only in his mind's eye. He isn't comparing the Bedlington with the springer; he measures the real and the ideal Bedlington." Ch. Rock Ridge Night Rocket might not look much of a dog, but of his kind, he was tops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Top Dog | 2/23/1948 | See Source »

...good deal of the trouble connected with Washington really isn't his fault. Misguided legend-makers foisted such monstrosities on five generations of Americans as "Father, I cannot tell a lie," and "First in war, first in peace . . ." Those harmless little tidbits are setups for prep school cynics and picayunish parodyists. But unfortunately the well-meaning myth-manglers have escaped their due punishment. Poor old George Washington takes it all, and he's been taking it in varying doses for 150 years. It's a credit to him that he has borne it all so patiently, and that the date...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bury the Hatchet | 2/21/1948 | See Source »

Granted, Valpey isn't going to find Weisenbergers and Wieses floating around Soldiers Field. As for size, though, last fall's Maize and Blue was actually lighter than the Crimson in some departments. The offensive Wolverine line averaged 185. Chappuis, at 185, was the beefiest man in a pony backfield. Everywhere in the Crisler system the emphasis is on speed and deception rather than crunching power. And that's what the current stable of light Crimson backs are best fitted...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 2/20/1948 | See Source »

Decided Indic Philology 5 isn't for you? Today is the last time students may drop or add courses without paying the customary $5 forfeit. Tergiversating undergraduates should report to the Committee on Choice of Electives at University Hall 2 before 5 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Course Changes Due | 2/17/1948 | See Source »

...assistants isn't the only thing Arthur Valpey will bring with him from Michigan, according to basketball coach Bill Barclay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Valpey Will Bring Crisler System Here, Says Barclay | 2/17/1948 | See Source »

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