Word: numbering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...number of experiments to this end have been carried on both in Europe and the United States with the idea of making the airplane independent of landing fields. If the attempt to produce the machine is successful, it would revolutionize the art of flying, and make possible the "back yard" machine which every man could own as he now owns his automobile...
Heretofore the Trophy has been awarded to the school having the greatest number of candidates on the honor list, but, in accordance with the vote of the chapter taken last year, the award has now been made to the school whose candidates attained the highest average grade, this grade being calculated on the total records of all final candidates from the school competing as a group with all final candidates from other schools...
...learn the effect of the world war upon the universities and colleges of this country, the New York World sent to a number of these institutions a questionaire composed of seven queries. All of these were concerned with the effect of the war and involved such questions as comparative registration, changes in policy and curricula, military training, and so forth...
Although no special trains will be run over the Christmas holidays to accommodate students going West for the recess, the Boston and Albany railway office gives assurance that there will be accommodations for all who wish to travel. Whenever necesstry because of the number of applications, additional cars will be added and will be available for reservations. This will necessitate running many of the trains in several sections, but the regular schedule will remain uninterrupted throughout the holidays...
...today, that education is nothing more nor less than an effective tool, the successful application of which depends on hard and intelligent work. Our training must be regarded as a privilege not to be abused by any false notion of inherent superiority merely because of the fact that we number a diploma among our possessions...