Word: reaching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...board is defunct. How can education be humanized? how can the Greek operative and the French subjunctive be made so translucent that they do not obscure the beauty of literature for the average person who studies them? Able educators realize the problem with a professional keenness probably beyond the reach of Mr. Abbott's amateur interest; if they solve it, the cons of the present college generation will have nothing but pity for the academic benefits which their fathers derived from college...
Continually on the move, keeping safely away from government boats, and luring them into long pursuits that exhaust their fuel, the runners from shore are trying to reach the beleaguered fleet in time to land their cargoes for the Christmas holidays...
...entire Brown squad, with one exception, is in perfect condition. Keefer and Dixon, star carriers, were both given a rest on Saturday, and should reach the peak of their game against the Crimson. Payer, another back, has also recovered from the minor injuries he received a week ago in the Brown-Dartmouth tussle. Captain Stifler, who never has reached his top form this season, has recovered from his foot injury and should discourage runs around his end in Saturday's encounter...
...present highly complicated situation in China, were disappointingly guarded. Keynotings-John V. A. MacMurray (U. S.) : "The Government of the United States is prepared to consider open-mindedly and generously any reasonable plan with a view to realizing China's aspirations"; Eki Hioki (Japan): "China can expect to reach her goal only by successive stages. . . .The granting of tariff autonomy presupposes a strong, unified Chinese Government"; Sir Ronald Macleay: "Great Britain is prepared to discuss tariff autonomy either at this conference or at a later...
...Yale Corporation, the administrative body of the University, has appointed a committee to meet jointly with the Yale faculty to reach a permanent solution of the problem. The Yale News plans to verify the results of its balloting by asking every voter to sign a petition supporting the stand he took when he voted. This document will be presented to the committee...