Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Most of them," replied the Vagabond in all seriousness, "possess to a striking degree the virtue of sincerity. They have come to Harvard to get as much out of it as they can. Soon they discover that the way to gain the best from Harvard is to give of their best to Harvard. Sticking closely to their work, these become the academic, athletic, and extra-curricular leaders of their Class. Others there be who aren't concerned much with giving. They don't gain much. Naturally, they make little impression on Harvard, and nobody at Harvard really cares much about...
...your June 7 issue, you publish a letter from Mr. Arthur Tuckerman, of Gstaad, Switzerland, about a master-ratsman dog Bippo, referring to Standard Oil's cat Minnie (TIME, April 12). As the subject appears to possess so much public interest, may I not contribute the following additional information re animal rat-slayers on corporate payrolls...
...Gather on B Deck about the starboard (the opposite of port) gangway. Passengers are advised not to throw pennies at the drivers, because once you begin, and Harvard man is smart enough to know you possess larger coins. You will be transported ashore in our own tenders...
...Said Youngstown: "The signed agreement demanded of us could not be enforced by us because it would be a one-sided instrument whereunder the employer alone would possess legal responsibility. ... The wage rates requested have been and are in effect. The company's vacation plan is more liberal to the employes than the one proposed by the C. I. 0. The hours of work requested have been and are in effect. The company has been, now is and will continue to be willing to meet and negotiate with representatives chosen by its employes for all purposes of collective bargaining...
They cannot be protons, since protons of the same curvature in a magnetic field produce a much thicker trail and are stopped completely at the first lead barrier, unlike the new particles, which pass through all. They cannot be neutrons (neutral particles) since they possess the same charge as the electron or the proton, although the mass is somewhere between these two. Therefore, concluded the investigators, they must be something new, and quite different...