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Word: poorness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Economically, no system of "guidance" will be acceptable that is not available to everyone, rich or poor. But the impracticability is more fundamental than this. The "guide" would have to turn away all who came seeking a short-cut to wisdom. And not content with thus reducing his revenue, he would have to get rid of his remaining clients in short order. The very purpose of "guidance" is to put the student on his own in the shortest possible space of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALIAS "GUIDANCE" | 5/4/1939 | See Source »

Rowing under the moral possible conditions, an amazing Freshman new pulled to a one and a quarter lentgh victory over the Varsity yesterday afternoon. Slightly behind at the start, the Yardlings handled poor conditions beautifully with a low powerful stroke set by Jim Hall, their newpace-setter, and pulled steadily away after the three quarter mile mark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN CHEW OUTSTRIPS VARSITY BY LENGTH IN THAT | 5/4/1939 | See Source »

...have been having a hard time smoothing out their stroke according to the Cornell Daily Sun, but a wealth of good material puts them in live in a successful season. Most of the defeats under which the Cornell eight is laboring, such as poor timing and ragged control of the slides, are sings of an early season crew, and they can soon be ironed...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Fast Rowing of Cornell Navy Brings Crew Major Opposition | 5/2/1939 | See Source »

...documents this competent appraisal of an unheroic fat man trying to keep his head in a high historical wind. Inescapable is the conclusion that the bolshevik bourgeois and proletarians of 1793 "liquidated" the one French king who was more bourgeois than Bourbon, with a wide stripe in him of poor but honest artisan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: King-Cog | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

Lupien committed his third error of the year on Ruddy, in allowing Keyes' poor throw to go through his legs, Scholl moving to third. Matuczak's single to right scored Scholl and sent Ruddy to third. Art Johns turned in a classy stop of Bowen's sure single over second and tossed to Keyes on second, to force Matuczak. Keys on second, to force Matuczak. Keyes muffed the toss, and all hands were safe, Ruddy scoring...

Author: By Thoodore R. Barnett, | Title: Mikkolamen Whip Crusaders, Huskies; Big Red Beats Nine in Sloppy Contest | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

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