Word: major
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...musicians assemble Christmas night at which time they entrain for Rochester where they open the holiday tour the evening of December 28. Buffalo is the stop the next evening, and on December 28 the major concert of the trip will be given in the Windy city. Extensive entertainment in the way of teas, dances and dinners are already being planned for the entourage at all of its stopping places...
...major portion of yesterday's work-out was devoted to a demonstration of the plays which the invaders have employed so far this season. J. L. Knox '98, coach of the Second University team, has been scouting the Army squad and instructing the Ineligibles, who illustrated the cadet line of attack. The University team opposed them in a defensive dummy scrimmage. At first the plays worked with surprising effectiveness, but after the coaching staff had thoroughly explained the formations and offensive moves, the Crimson players stopped the "Army" attack with no trouble...
David Guarnaccia '29 spent a good deal of his time practicing with the kickers, and, in spite of the good punting of Captain A. E. French '29 in the North Carolina game, it seems likely that he will bear the major burden of the punting assignment. Guarnaccia's kinks were averaging around 45 yards...
This dispersion did not end the incident. Famed Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise heard of it and complained to Major John A. Warner, Superintendent of New York State Police. Louis Marshall, president of the American Jewish Committee, called "the most distinguished Jew in America," sent to Mayor Hawes of Massena a long message in which he demanded an apology. Excerpts from the message...
...assure the connservation of our governmentally controlled natural resources. . . . There are local instances where the Government must enter the business field as a byyproduct of some great major purpose such as improvement in navigation, flood control, scientific research or national defense." (This was the nearest the speech came to mentioning Water Power...