Word: numberous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...chairman of the executive committee of the Second International Congress of Eugenics in New York. At one time during the World War he was commanding captain of the Aviation Department, Reserve Corps, and later a major in the Adjutant General's department. He is the author of a number of articles on genetics and cancer research...
...case of most Harvard institutions, the activities centering in the Brooks House have undergone many changes in form during the past 20 years, without any appreciable change in aims and ideals. Originally most of the work at the house was conducted by a number of religious groups, such as the St. Paul's Episcopal Society. St. Paul's Catholic Club, a missionary society, and others of like nature. More recently, however, the tendency has been away from the mystical and devotional side of religion toward an increasing emphasis on the service or "good works" aspect of religion. The activities...
...game they will tune in on the amateur tennis or polo match which the broadcasters will substitute. There would be loss all around, for at present during a large part of the year amateur sports have neither the facilities nor often the desire to accommodate large number of people and if they made arrangements to do so it would be with results only detrimental to themselves. Professional sports have a useful role to play in supplying entertainment not otherwise available to many and it would be fatally short-sighted on the part of their leaders...
...mentions. It might be assumed that the eliminations are rather beneficial than tragic and that both students and university benefit from the severing of a connection that hinders both in attaining their real goals. But Mr. Nichols' explanation does not cover more than a fraction of the total number of casualties. Artists, artisans, adventurers and scholars do not form as large a percentage of any student body as the figures would indicate and there remains a substantial residue of those whose failure must be accounted for on other grounds...
Despite the reduction of the squad due to other sports and ineligibility, Coach Mitchell reports an average number of men out for fall baseball practice. Twenty-five men are practicing daily, and at least 15 more are expected to report by Monday next...