Word: par
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sophomores sacrifice for elementary language study other courses in which they have some vital interest. Better preparation in languages at school is obviously the basic solution of the problem. At the same time, the difficulty would be obviated for many if knowledge of Spanish were put on a par with knowledge of French and German...
Both Yale and Harvard have been victorious over New York University and by the same score of 9 to 8. This would place the two teams on a par, but Yale was beaten by the Boston Athletic Association fencers 10 to 8. With its full strength divided between two teams, the Harvard team A won the three weapon championship of New England by beating...
Most elaborately constructed were legalistic financial advertisements (Par Value of James Whitney Goit was stated to be $1,000,000), a merchandise receipt (rendered on the New York Stork Exchange for Jill Susan Kahn), and announcements of literary, theatrical or musical productions (Jean Charlotte Steel, "world's greatest eight and three quarters pound coloratura" promising "continuous performance...
...record of the New Hampshire quintet is practically on a par with that of Harvard. While both have dropped four contests, the Crimson has one more victory to its credit. Four of the five New Hampshire first-string men played together last year. With these men back the team will doubtlessly give the University men a close contest...
...more than this, there will be given an opportunity, par excellence, of examining and criticizing a system which Yale even now is contemplating. Surely no more thoroughly inquisitive being could be chosen for such a mission than a group composed of Yale undergraduates, reluctant as they are, to accept the inevitable. Unescorted by officers of either university, the proverbial ability of students to get the "low down" will prove the greatest value in determining the true state of affairs...