Word: pursuits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...local postal authorities remained adamantly silent yesterday on their pursuit of at least eight of veterans' checks pilfered from House mailboxes during the vacation recess. Wilbur J. Bender '27, Counsellor for Veterans, admitted the University was "baffled" by the problem last night...
...same gross error has marred your factual pages. I humbly suggest that TIME reporters may search throughout this perilous world, from icebound Greenland to hellbent Reno, from Glasgow to Shanghai, and not find so much as one bottle of Scotch whiskey with which to fortify themselves in their admirable pursuit of truth...
Persistance in pursuing an objective counts as a virtue in American society, but the line is and must be frequently drawn where pursuit of individual ideals transgresses the general interest. With the popular election of three students to represent the University at the Chicago National Student Conference in the offing a religious organization within the College has seen fit to send postcards to its members reminding them to vote for "their" candidate, one of the nominees...
...lines, inviting obedience -or death. For a moment the fate of the Continental Army hung in excruciating suspense. Each side fired a volley. When the smoke from the muskets lifted in the frosty air, Washington still bestrode his horse, unscathed. The Redcoats gave way. The victorious Americans carried their pursuit into Nassau Hall...
While crowded rooms and lines in front of the dining halls are distracting the student in his pursuit of education here, the universities and libraries of Europe and Asia, hit by ideological war with shattering force, are preparing today to meet a crush of students starved for learning. In too many cases, however, they are starting to work without the basic tools...