Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...period in which to show their abilities--and their defects--there would undoubtedly be errors of judgment resulting in two things. The unsuccessful candidate would feel that he had not been given a fair trial, and this might be the case. Conversely, a candidate who had been chosen might prove a liability instead of an asset to the paper, so that the editors would be justified in feeling that they were at a disadvantage because of the necessity of making a too hasty decision...
...decision at the close of two hotly-contested over-time periods. Then again the contest was staged in New Haven, which fact, in the case of two evenly balanced aggregations, is always of considerable importance. The coming match between the rival sextets, which will be the deciding issue, may prove an entirely different story...
Germany is trying comedy. Threats, cajolery, and opera bouffe tactics having failed, she will prove her sincerity by tickling the Allies into good humor and assuring the world of her childlike simplicity. Taking French leave of a German prison is drollery itself. And the notion of a reward should bring a roar of laughter from those who know Germany's financial state. "Laugh and the world laughs with you" is still a live adage across the Rhine. It will be interesting to see whether the convict-clown will be finally discovered playfully torpedoing canal barges in the proposed trans-Alpine...
...Dean Donham's report, published today, shows that carefully planned intelligence tests are not to be scorned. The fact that they have proved remarkably accurate gauges of the mental ability of Business School students, suggests that they might prove of equal value in testing fitness for entrance to College. The great complaint against ordinary scholastic examinations has been that they do not test a man's capacity for learning, but only the amount of learning he may have already stored up. Clearly, the results of a psychological test, if applied with discretion, are a closer estimate of intrinsic mental power...
...wrestles in the 158-pound class. Captain Walker and Freedman are also expected to show up well for the Crimson. This will be Lockwood's first appearance in University bouts but he has shown some excellent work in practice with his lighter teammates and will have a chance to prove his value against men of his own weight...