Word: parred
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sifted through nation-wide sectional qualifying tests-started out as anticipated. Most publicized U. S. golfer since Bobby Jones, long-driving young Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., playing in his first Open, lived up to all advance notices with a 69 (three under par) for his first round. Made after a shaky start in which he was two over par on the first four holes, he shared the lead with P. G. A. Champion Denny Shute...
...harder markers than others. Since the same student is doing all the answers to one question, he should naturally be given the same grade all through. But if he happened to strike a hard marker, he would feel justifiably hurt at receiving a lower mark than someone else. A par grade should be established for each question, which would total, say, 88 per cent...
...par for a question was 27 per cent and a hard marker gave it 21 per cent, he would have a handicap of 6 percent north, which would be added to the mark he gave. Similarly, if any easy marker gave it 32 per cent, he would have a handicap of 5 per cent south, which would be subtracted from the mark he gave. This would remove the last obstacle to a perfect system of grading--varying degrees of strictness in marking
Next day Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission a registration statement for 52,000 shares of new $25 par 6% cumulative preferred stock and 200,000 shares of $1 par Class A common stock, which represented the second and final recapitalization made by Lipton, Ltd. since February. With SEC's permission. Hallgarten & Co., Manhattan underwriters, will exercise options on 26,000 shares of preferred and 100,000 shares of Class A common and resell it to the U. S. public. The rest, together with 200,000 shares of Class B common equal in voting rights...
...lusty recrudescence of house spirit par excellence occurred yesterday evening at 7 o'clock, as a joyous band of Deacon musicians cut loose in a riotous jam session in the Kirkland courtyard in celebration of a triple victory in crew, baseball, and tennis, by which the Deacons clinched the Straus interhouse trophy...