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...that time is the answer to the problem, since rehearsals started as late as January 1, and many of the players have had to be replaced, but whether there is time enough between now and tonight at 7:30 o'clock is a moot question...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLAYGOER | 1/21/1944 | See Source »

Scientific minds have often sought an answer to the profound question: "Why is Scuttlebutt the second most popular pastime of military men?" (Don't get nosey, bud, by asking what's first.) As yet, this remains a moot question; no satisfactory solution has been offered...

Author: By Ensign GUY Osborn, | Title: SCUTTLEBUTT | 1/18/1944 | See Source »

What has happened to Harvard since the Worcester game is also a moot point. Swede Anderson, Joe Lauterbach, George Hibbard, and Steve Mallett have departed, and, while the addition of Paul and Red Perkins to the squad list has bolstered the team immeasurably, it's hard to fill four holes in a regular team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEAKENED CRIMSON ELEVEN FACES HUGE EDWARDS TEAM | 11/5/1943 | See Source »

...stroke, Bill Malcolm '45; 7; Joe Fitzpatrick '45; 6, Walter Amery '46; 5 and captain, Dick Moot, Jr. '44; 4, Joe Eldridge '46; 3, Bob Edmuds '46; 2, Stewart Moot '46; bow, Dave Loring '45; cox, Dave Bratton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Crimson Crews to Face M. I. T. Tomorrow on Charles | 10/8/1943 | See Source »

...char, chip or crack, can be cut or tack-welded like uncoated metal, and actually strengthens light steel sheets to which it is applied-a quality which may make it possible to build lighter ships. Whether Seaporcel can be used on a ship's hull is still a moot question; the Navy is testing to see whether barnacles will grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Ship's Coat | 7/19/1943 | See Source »

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