Word: picking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...These men root through introductions, to the Astronomy of the Solar System, Elementary Anthropology, or the Tacties and Techniques of Field Artillery with little idea that distribution was designed to dispense a knowledge of the important principles in modern society. In the area of Social Sciences, many students again pick large lecture courses that offer an introduction to the field and not an evaluation of its influence on the world...
...elections, which will take place on Thursday and Friday of next week, will pick a 15-man permanent committee to direct the affairs of the class after graduation. The three men who draw the most votes will be designated as class marshals, and the top man among them will represent his class as first marshal...
Most interesting localism modifying the game that Wild Bill Hickok died over is politely translated from the colloquial as "Upset the adjacent player's plans." Seven cards are distributed to the participants, and they pass around three, pick up another three, and discard two. One expert abandoned this delightful game when he found the others passing his money roll around...
...trailing by 14 points, the Crimson tried a lateral pass play from punt formation. The effort failed principally because of a bad pass from center, which in turn was unavoidable because John Florentine's arm had been hit earlier and was stiffening up. Chuck Roche tried to pick up the ball in a hurry and his pass was incomplete...
Thinking it all over, the Daily News's Drama Critic John Chapman felt depressed. "Not even for one night should one of the world's great theaters be turned over to boors, sots and publicity seekers," he wrote. "Next year, they [should] hand-pick their first audience and call in the FBI if need be to screen...