Word: move
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Prince Carol of Rumania, that unfortunate man without a country and without a kingdom, too, once more has been politely but firmly asked to move on. The British government does not object to sheltering would be or should be monarchs until they begin to involve Great Britain in their schemes. Then the Lion puts his paw down very firmly and opens his jaws very wide until the disturbance ceases...
...Such a move has its definite advantages. The lesser teams have an undeniable right to the letter even though they may not be as prominent as the former "major" sports. The man on the small team may work harder even than the star athlete for the glory of his college, and his work should perhaps be as much recognized as that of his more famous brother...
...sports is vastly less, and the man who enters the small field has a far greater chance of making the team and hence earning a letter equivalent to the major. If it were not for the qualification of the size, this disadvantage would be such as to make the move an exceedingly unwise one. But Dartmouth distinguishes the value of the sport by giving the football man a seven inch "D", baseball, track, hockey, and basketball men a six inch "D", and the men of other sports a five inch "D". Thus, although all the apparent differentiation is removed...
...results might not be a that he expected. A scale could be readily arranged between the Mercedes for The head man of the class and a second-hand Ford for the lowest to qualify, with perhaps a few bicycles as consolation prizes for those who failed but could the move stop at that? Interest in studies and the popularity of Ph. Beta Kappa men would increase by leaps and bounds, but what athletic star would not feel slighted by the discrimination exercised against him? To meet his demands and the claims of prominent students in every other field the college...
...grounds which are stoutly denied by the other side. Politicians and members of the enlightened upper crust of Filipino society make large claims of their ability to manage their own affairs, while the Administration forces maintain that the bulk of the people are not sufficiently advanced for such a move. Imperialism, no matter how a country begins upon it is a course that cannot be abandoned without embarrassment, and the best of motives will often be misconstrued...