Word: maximum
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...increase will provide the University with a large sum of money annually. The maximum will obviously not be realized in 1925-26, but with 1,000 Freshmen entering next fall and about 1,000 new students entering the graduate schools, the University ought to realize an increase neighboring in the amount of $100,000, while three years after, when all students are paying the increased rate, $250,000 will be brought in annually above the amount now received...
...bout was the final elimination tournament begun some months ago by the New York State Athletic Commission to determine a successor to Johny Dundee,* former titleholder, who had been forced (TIME Sept. 1) to admit he could no longer scale his weight down to 126-lb. maximum allowed for featherweights. Kaplan hit his way to victory in the ninth of 15 scheduled rounds, winning every round...
...music, too, shaded the typical revue numbers of the white race, and received the maximum effect at the hands of the chorus and the orchestra. The latter played with precise restraint; the former did the unbelievable--and sang. Clear voices rang out over the footlights from all corners of the stage, and it was by no means necessary to shut one's eyes in order to enjoy them...
...Massachusetts Hall and the two Holden Dormitories will accommodate a minimum of 98 men. The committee will pursue the policy of taking care of the largest possible number of men in each suite. For example, two adjoining rooms in Hollis will go to a group of three, the maximum number that they can accommodate, rather than to a group of two, the minimum. This step is considered to be for the greatest good of the greatest number, as it will cause fewer men to be left entirely out of the Yard...
With the exception of James Kirkwood, as the clubman, the cast is selected with a characteristically canny eye. Edna Hibbard, as the honest, bitter cynic of the harlots, received the maximum applause...