Word: rapidity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There are two difficulties in the carrying out of the proposals I am about to make for reorganization: First, the officers whom I am now addressing will, by the rapid overturns which characterize undergraduate generations, not have charge of the CRIMSON next spring when these proposals must be carried out, and it is probably must be carried out, and it is probably optimistic to expect that their successors will remember this particular discussion. Second, the exigencies of college journalism make it almost inevitable that a series of articles upon any subject of outstanding interest shall be written...
...holdings in Los Angeles & vicinity, deprecated the disaster thus: "A succession of comparatively mild earthquake shocks . . . damaged certain buildings, insecurely built. . . . Earthquakes still arouse superstitious fear, as the appearance of comets used to do. This one will be much exaggerated in other parts of the country, particularly where the rapid growth of Southern California has aroused jealousy...
...view of the authors' function as expedition leaders, one appreciates their matter of fact style, even if one misses highly reflective and imaginative writing. They describe dangerous rapid-shooting and unruly pony caravans in terse language. Consequently, such light touches as the doctor's delight in finding a native with a rare skin disease, the rooster imitating a missionary who disturbed the natives, and the pet gibbon who juggled a Tang Dynasty plate without smashing it come as high spots in the story...
...finals belonged to one owner, Andrew G. C. Sage of New York, nephew of the late great Russell Sage. One was Superlette, nine-year-old bitch, who was runner-up last year after going through the trials in a splint to save her bad leg. The other was Rapid Transit, a muscular liver & white dog who, in his semi-final heat with the pointer Mad Anthony, made eleven finds, handled perfectly, wound up the last 30 min. of the three-hour run with three fine casts, each for a fresh find...
When he was braced with Superlette. there was one more thing the judges wanted to know about Rapid Transit- whether he would back properly on the other dog's find. Their chance came after an hour's run; Superlette froze directly in front of the gallery and the judges' stand. When Rapid Transit honored her perfectly without a word of advice from his handler. Clyde Morton of Alberta, Ala., the judges decided that his performance was complete. They did not bother to name a runner-up, gave him the $1,500 purse, a first...