Word: lets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Well, Mr. Sampson may have something in this bucking back matter, but let us remember that at this time last year neither Mr. Sampson nor any one else were blowing the praises of Struck. As a matter of fact, Struck was not dubbed the "magnificent faker" and a few dozen "Alls" and a lot of other compliments until after he ran wild in the Princeton game...
...let's travel over the rest of the group. Every single line starting post is a mighty good bet at the moment. Nobody is going to displace Bob Green or Don Daughters at end, Tom Healey or Ken Booth at tackle, or Nick Mellen or Dave Glueck at guard, or Tim Russell at center between now and Saturday--that is, of course, barring injuries...
...seemed crammed with food. Everyone had just eaten, was in the process of eating, or was going to eat. Another Prahaian (the German word for Prague is Praha) pointed out that as long as his country had the Skoda munitions works and people to man the guns, they never let Germany come near the border...
...feel old to reflect that I know one member of the Class of 1842 personally. Eleven of them lived into the present century, the last dying in 1911. So if the same average holds good, twenty percent of 1942 can hope to see New Year's Day 2001. Let's hope they will find that year a little more peaceful than this year of unemployment, war, and hurricanes...
...hours, but will learn things he will never use and promptly forget. But this waste has a value; it shows him something dull or worthless or leads to a dead end. As Nock said further in the same article: "Useless knowledge . . . gains value only as it is forgotten. . . . So let no one be fazed by his inability to accomplish a scholastic task quickly. Part of his Harvard education is realizing that he cannot use every minute to a positive advantage. Yet he does use every minute well, because there is also a negative advantage. In wondering about the miles...