Word: overworks
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Bernard Anthony Gilfoy '26, of Adams died early Thursday morning at the Stillman Infirmary of typhold fever. Physical exhaustion from overwork is believed to have contributed to Gilfoy's death...
Rene Viviani, former Premier of France, fainted in court from overwork...
...then was. In 15 years, by his mastery of diatribe and skill in the strategy of legislative wrangling, he had made himself Democratic floor leader in the House. In four years more?four strenuous years of war time activity?he had brought on himself a stroke of paralysis from overwork. For three years he had clung to his seat in Congress and continued to hold, for all his ill health, at least the nominal leadership of the House Democrats. Now he is dead...
Since Woodrow Wilson paid the penalty for overwork with an almost fatal breakdown, it might have been expected that official Washington would take care of its health. Instead (not to mention the President and Mrs. Harding) Attorney-General Daugherty has narrowly escaped from a complete collapse and is in the South recuperating; Secretary...
...agreement--that financially the school system is under-fed. The majority agree with the Carnegie Institute in condemning the present school menu as too rich and varied. What the children of the nation need is hard, simple fare. This is doctrine which will soon have nervous prostration from overwork. When so many are now condemning the schools for teaching frills instead of ramming home the R's with a poker, it is well to pause and wonder where the individual child comes...