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Word: put (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Young, last year's stroke of the Big Red, has been moved back to six. This would not be so remarkable but for the fact that he is light and therefore a strange man to put...

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

...Gilman School In Maryland, where lacrosse is on a par with football, has distinguished himself by agile footwork and speedy ball-handling. Great things were expected from Doug Anderson, the captain of the 1941 Freshman combine and an all-New England man at Exeter, but his shoulder was put out of commission in the Maryland game and he wrenched his ankle last Saturday and thus he has had little chance to prove his worth...

Author: By Richard England, | Title: Lining Them Up | 5/2/1939 | See Source »

...put it bluntly, the Maintenance Department is up a tree these days. In fact, they are up many trees, in the Yard and around the College, busily snipping away dead branches, in hopes that spring will take the hint to make a personal appearance. So far, the tree workers are stumped by unseasonable weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHERE ARE THE BIRDS AND THE BEES? | 5/2/1939 | See Source »

...rather obvious that you have drawn a false picture in the editorial referred to above since, if it were all as you allege, those "stupid faculty" who are unable to organize their work well must be inferior to the "cram-school" instructional staff which is able to put the organization over. If such superiority were real it would seem incredible that the University Corporation should have ignored such talent sitting, as it were, on their very door step, while hiring the alleged incompetents. The argument, therefore, is ridiculous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Letter on Tutoring | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

...livelihood. He sprouts a beard, learns to use a six-shooter to drive nails with, and succeeds in becoming so tough that he can lick Wallace Beery. Florence Rice appears as the owner of the state line, and provides the romantic element. However, our Bob has learned to put business before pleasure and it is only after he has settled accounts with Beery that he succumbs to the charms of Susan. Seasoned as it is with occasional gun-play, the film makes a digestible ocular meal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

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