Word: longer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Freshmen, for probably only a few have as yet decided to room in the Yard their Senior Year. However, with more rooms made thus still more attractive it is logical that most of the class will live there its Senior year, since the popularity of the Yard is no longer a myth. The committee has consulted most of the officers of all three classes, all of whom are enthusiastic over the plan...
...course" and that such a path "Ultimately leads to only one end--Bankruptcy." The former Republican candidate for President said, "The time may be long, or it may be very short, before the day of reckoning comes. The further we go in the direction we are now heading, the longer and more severe will be the period of suffering when we attempt to get into reverse--or if we do not reverse, when we come to the inevitable crash. The hope of the nation lies in Congress, backed by an articulate citizenry, to continue to take action and assume leadership...
...steam car eliminates one of the principle objections to the old Stanley car, namely that it took from 10 to 15 minutes to get steam up. The new car requires only a few seconds longer than it takes to start a modern gas car to get up enough steam to start. It has no gear shift, being governed entirely by the throttle and the brake...
...outdone by the exploits of Eugene H. Buder '38, these new cycling enthusiasts have selected an ambitious itinerary. The distance which they plan to traverse is 600 miles--a much longer trip than any Harvard undergraduate has ever attempted...
...girl on the road. He got her a room in Los Angeles, but after driving the 400 miles from Los Angeles to Oakland and back to Los Angeles, he was always so tired when he saw her that she decided he was indifferent. As loads got smaller, hauls longer and tires more worn, the end of Nick's story came closer. Early one morning, after 30 hours of steady driving, Nick suddenly discovered that he could not stop his truck, noticed dreamily that he was going 75 miles an hour downhill...