Word: main
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...instance, on page 31 we read that Arthur Clark had won his numerals in Freshman football; but on page 38 we find that he had been conditioned the first half year of his Freshman year and so barred from football. But the book has action--that's its main asset. And it does succeed in portraying one side of Harvard life. Also it is a good study of character without being "deep". Altogether, it's quite worth reading...
Stating emphatically that the present physical dilapidation of Boylston Hall, the main chemical laboratory, is "almost beyond belief", and that thirty-three years ago it was already considered antiquated, the committee asserts that even if this building is extensively repaired, "the only result achieved will be a third-class laboratory that has accommodations for about one-half the number of students that will be forced to work in it. It would be utterly impossible to provide for normal growth by such means...
...made my way into the main lobby of the hotel, I decided that the surest way to force people of this sort to feel my contempt was to use the place just as they do, in their absurd dress suits. Accordingly, I edged through the crowd gathered in the lobby to a man in uniform standing in their midst, evidently one of the higher flunkeys. When I reached him, I said in a clear, careful voice, "Call me a bell...
...profits out of his stock. The educational part of his advertisement should be of benefit to the company and to the New York public, which, since the promotion of Piggly Wiggly securities by the James Elliott Business Builders organization, has been only too inclined to look askance at the main Piggly Wiggly concern...
...National amateur mile champion and one of the greatest distance runners in the world, is now representing the Illinois Athletic Club. Driscoll is a former Boston College track star and National quarter-mile champion. He is now wearing the colors of the Boston Athletic Association. The main events of the meet will be the special mile, quarter-mile, and 100-yard dash...