Word: less
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...truth, however, less firmly impressed upon the mind of the average student is that in costume he must be as Britannic as possible. The statement that a decent coat cannot be cut out of London frequently produces an excellent effect; the exhibition of a large number of samples, chiefly of bright paid patterns, makes a deep impression upon the outer world. The idea that a garment has crossed the ocean gives it a prestige not attainable by other means; and, in speaking of one's winter wardrobe, it is much better, to say "I'm going to send a line...
...winter competition is the shortest of the three-competitions open to each class, and is of less than nine weeks duration. It is broken into two periods by the Christmas holiday which considerably alleviates its strain. It culminates shortly after the examination period, during which time the work of candidates is considerably curtailed in order that the competition might interfere as little as possible with the grades of the competing...
...minor points it is almost needless to touch. It would be insulting to suppose that a man who has more or less successfully passed the ordeal of the Harvard entrance examinations does not know that grotesque gold pins embellished with cabalistic signs and Greek letters are ornaments suited only to the barbarous taste of the Far West; or that on public occasions bad hats, seedy coats, and pepper-and-salt trousers should be laid aside. The suspicious diamonds displayed by the itinerant tradesmen who replenish their wardrobes from the refuse of our own would in themselves be a sufficient caution...
...grades becomes increasingly wide as the proportion of applicants for admission accepted by colleges diminishes. The chances that the student who averages seventy percent in his entrance examinations will have greater capacity for college work than the student who averages sixty five by no means amount to certainty. Still less can a sure distinction be made between the eighty and seventy five...
...price of board at Memorial Hall for November was $4.67 which is less than was anticipated. The affairs of the Association however have reached a crisis. Men still continue to leave and if the number is further diminished the Association will be unable to go on after the holidays. To ascertain what is the feeling among the students on this question a book will this week be placed at the Bursar's office which men who are in the Association and who intend to stay in it are requested to sign; men who now board outside willing is to come...