Word: rapider
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Though moving pictures are finding an increasing vogue in elementary schools throughout the country few Universities have made an effort to utilize this graphic method of instruction. The rapid come and go the obvious superficiality of familiar movie films have prejudiced faculties against them and it is with something of a start that one reads of their introduction into a Harvard class room. The reels to be projected by the German department are well chosen however in that they attempt what is preeminently fitted to this sort of presentation...
George Crawford, ocC., kicked the goal three times out of three tries. Though early in the season handicapped by injuries, his progress since rejoining the squad has been so rapid that he now seems to be a serious contender for the quarterback berth. He is the most versatile and dependable field general on the team, being a hard-running back and a sure passer...
...Alcohol, by its rapid absorption without the necessity of previous digestion, by its action to increase the amount of blood circulating in the capillaries of the skin, gives a feeling of distinct warmth and comfort to the aged...
...tentative scenario which has been drawn up for the film covers a wide range of Harvard scenes and activities. The first few scenes trace Harvard history rapidly from the foundation in the time of John Harvard through the Revolution and the period of rapid expanse after the Civil War to the present. This group ends with pictures in the Yard and a scene inside one of the Yard dormitories...
...Minnesota, a gigantic lineman named Bronko Nagurski outran his team mates in a race. Observing this, Dr. Spears, Minnesota's coach, summoned the rapid hulk and took him out of the line. Dr. Spears was looking for a successor to famed Herb Joesting who pushed his backfield bravely along last season. He regarded Bronko Nagurski as a potential fullback and, having noticed his celerity, he suggested, immediately, this position to the enormous player. So powerfully did Nagurski function in fullback capacity that a nickname ("The Big Nag") was found for him and he became the first of the autumn heroes...