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Word: princeton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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This year Harvard wanted to have another brain bout. Invitations were sent to Cambridge, England, to Princeton and to Yale. Last week, trustees of the fund announced that the contest would have to be postponed until next year. No one had accepted brainy Harvard's challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Harvard Brains | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

What was more, the stock was kept so much at home in this old Presbyterian family that until recently Phelps Dodge has remained practically a closed corporation. Few copper stocks have had the advantage of such respectable and exclusive upbringing. Cleveland Hoadley Dodge (Princeton classmate of Woodrow Wilson), was interested not only in copper; he became president of the board of trustees of Robert College, Constantinople. His twin sons have divided between them his interests in copper and oriental education: Cleveland E. is vice-president of Phelp? Dodge; Bayard is president of the American University of Beirut, Syria.† Executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Ansonia | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

...coming in the finals of the National Intercollegiate being played in conjunction with the National Open Championship here this week and next, will bring together probably the two best college teams in the country. Both Harvard and P. M. C. came through their semifinal games handily, beating Yale and Princeton respectively, by decisive scores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON RIDERS TO MEET P.M.C. TONIGHT | 3/23/1929 | See Source »

...schedule for the season follows: May 4 Holy Cross May 10 Pennsylvania May 11 Georgetown May 11 Princeton May 18 Dartmouth May 24 Brown May 25 Williams May 30 Yale

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOLF SEASON WILL OPEN SHORTLY BEFORE RECESS | 3/20/1929 | See Source »

...personified by the ten best scholars of that institution, remains undefeated and uncontested for at least another year. The Harvard authorities, after many attempts, have been unable to find a single European or American college which desires to compete for the prize, having sent invitations to Cambridge, Yale, and Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Off Season | 3/19/1929 | See Source »

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