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Word: minuses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which can so easily be dodged if a measure of thoughtful advice on instructors and courses is forthcoming. It has been for several years the Crimson's aim to furnish this advice to new men; hence, the Confidential Guide has become a traditional aid to incoming, Freshmen. This year, minus its somewhat misleading title, "Confidential," the Freshman Guide will be written to stress student opinion on first year courses, disregarding for the autumn at least the secondary problem of choice of fields of concentration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO THE CLASS OF '42 | 5/9/1939 | See Source »

...Wagner Act sorely need a butter patter. Up to now, NLRB has applied a drastic statute so literally that it has accumulated a fine roster of enemies. By his own inclination and by instruction from the President, Dr. Leiserson proposes to continue literal enforcement of collective bargaining, minus the harsh words now characteristic of NLRB. If his placating presence fails to smooth down A. F. of L., Business and hostile Congressmen, the Administration may even enlarge NLRB, or as a last resort sacrifice Chairman Warren Madden and co-Member Edwin Smith in order to save the Wagner Act from ruinous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Two Nice Men | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

...Minus the services of high-scoring Captain Phil Hammond, who hurt his nose Wednesday, the Varsity lacrosse team is playing the Stevens Engineering School on the Business School Field today at 2 o'clock...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Lacrosse Men Will Oppose Stevens Institute | 4/22/1939 | See Source »

...have concocted such a triumph of weird and otherworldly wildness as kicked up the dust in Sanders Theatre last night. Fantastic masks, brilliant costumes, lighting of all colors of the rainbow,--it's impossible to describe, but the nearest thing to it is Barnum and Bailey at their best, minus the elephants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 4/22/1939 | See Source »

...motions. Still, there was hope. The girl had turned her blue eyes to the pages of a book, and then Vag saw his chance. She was cramming desperately for an exam, and if it were only in his field, or even English 35, he would throw his C minus brain at her feet. But she was pondering on Willa Cather. Vag was crushed completely, and he knew it. He peered over his shoulder, trying to learn the title. Perhaps, he had read it, and they could have a homey chat on its place in literature. But he could think...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

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