Word: least
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...suggestion of Heywood Broun offers at least an intelligent solution, if not a panacea for tennis ills. To rate players as professional upon a basis of skill would do away with the problem of compensation, and the rank would be in the nature of a healthful prize; Helen Wills could then meet Lenglen on a salary basis with no questions asked; and young Doeg could resume his studies when his services were no longer needed in defense of America's athletic reputation...
...power plant would furnish electricity to at least twelve states and should be operated by the government rather than private individuals or corporations, for the dam has direct influence on flood control and navigation. Moreover the government already owns the site and therefore would not have to incur the expense and the consequent higher rates that an outsider would be forced to charge...
...order to alleviate the situation in her secondary school it seems that England must employ new methods for awarding scholarships in the transition of her educational hierarchy. Character and general merit might at least be taken into consideration as regards a proportion of the students, while the joint authorities of both the primary and secondary schools could profitably unite in making out the examination for the rest of the students. The best children from every point of view should be given preference over those who merely have superficial preparation. American colleges through experience could recommend this policy...
...league training camps hold forth. Day by day bulletins come north relating the smallest details of the home team's preparation for the season. Never do pennant prospects appear as bright as in March, when veteran pitchers stage comebacks and rookie shortstop develop into capable regulars without the least difficulty. But all is not sunshine for the team's supporters, for is not Vic Aldridge, one of the best pitchers in the league, still a holdout? Not until he settles his dispute with the treasurer over an increase in salary, will all be well again...
...they can and do remain personally indifferent to what machinery is set up to prevent cribbing, as has been proved at Yale. On the other hand, the policy of no supervision is merely a concession to the minority, those who detract from the value of education and are themselves least in accord with the desired scholastic attitude...