Word: rear
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great British Universities each student has a definite intellectual goal in view. In America I don't think the same can be said. Another year in preparatory school while doubtless go far to make the entering classes in the universities more mature. By maturity I do not rear to the mental babes who would grow white beards in the preparatory schools while playing football year after year if they were allowed. The only true maturity is mental maturity and the reason a student needs a certain maturity on entering college is so that he may be enabled to get more...
...Line them up on the rear wall," he added to one of four assistants. Soon the diners, shivering and ashamed, their skinny, ponderous or hirsute legs exposed to the gaze of the facetious bandits, stood along one end of the restaurant. The robbers searched their "pants" for valuables extracted a total of $400. One of them devoted an idle moment to robbing the cigar counter...
...speak on "Overpopulation in the Oriend"; 3 o'clock, E. F. Wise, economic advisor to Controscyus, Russian Producers' Cooperatives, will speak on "Russia's Place in World Politics"; 8 o'clock, G. W. Wilson, Professor of International Law at the University will speak on "Problems of the Pacific" and Rear Admiral William V. Pratt, United States Navy, will speak immediately following on the same topic...
...findings of fact and 36 statements of opinion, the Naval Court of Inquiry headed by Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones last week summarized its investigation of the loss of the dirigible Shenandoah. Excerpts...
That the chassis is lower than ever, having in one case (Stutz) even returned to the silent, worm-drive form of rear axle which permits cars to be slung 5 in. lower than the bevel-gear type, without loss of headroom...