Word: lead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...answers seem to please Elliott little more than the other men. Turning to the concrete material, Elliott finds that an elementary knowledge of statistics "would lead one to view with scepticism, if not with horror, the proof of Sorokin's pudding contained in such statistics of revolution and war as are produced in the third volume...
...Jack Wilson stroked crew had been rowing together for six weeks and had practiced racing starts since the beginning of the season. As a result it got an early lead, while maintaining a fairly low stroke. The other crews, many of whose oarsmen had no racing experience, were unable to keep a smooth stroke at a fast pace. Wilson's crew widened the margin to two lengths...
Three Faculty men have been invited to lead conversations on three phases of the present world peace question...
Freshman athletic fall registration shows a decided change over last year's and that of 1935. Swimming holds the lead as it has for the past two. Swimming has taken a decided drop, however, though it is still with a greater following than two years ago. In general the various activities incline to balance each other. The minor sports gain supporters, while some of the larger ones decrease in participators...
...Wynn, the Perfect Fool, isn't so dumb. "Do you want my definition of a hero?" he asked. "Well, a war hero is a man who gets a piece of gold on his chest for a piece of lead in his pants," he chertled...