Word: matters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Time would have to be taken to bring the new idea to the attention of other colleges and more time would have to go by while they were considering it. If, on the other hand, there existed today some athletic conference made up of New England colleges, the whole matter could be discussed thoroughly and either approved or rejected within a much shorter comparative time. That such a conference does not exist today seems ridiculous, but it does not, and as a result if Mr. Bingham decided to attempt to carry out his plan he will be forced to convince...
...with the October-December issue.. The "Harvard Miscellany" has been dropped from the title because it misrepresented the intention of the editors. The fact that Harvard men have hitherto been the principal contributors and the subjects of many of the articles has not been intentional, but rather a matter of geography and accessibility...
...light man is under the same handicap in football as in rowing and it would seem that the 150-pound plan is particularly adaptable to the gridiron. It has as a matter of fact, been considered by various college athletic associations...
...surprising that the oyster's prodigal fertility has generated a vigorous industry. No other fishery product is as valuable. Of pure water, minus shell and waste matter, 73,000 tons, worth $14,000,000, are marketed annually. Their food equivalent is the meat of 250,000 steers. A million acres of oyster land are under cultivation; at least another million are natural oyster farms...
...Though the club bid indicates the three tricks, to bid it you do not need any clubs. It is merely informative. Presupposing no bid from the opponent on your left, your partner then must bid. If he has not two quick tricks, his bid must be one diamond, no matter how much length he has in any particular suit, and you may then declare your real strength. If he has two quick tricks, he is given the choice of bidding either a no-trump or his best suit. (If that suit be diamonds, he must bid two diamonds.) Obviously...