Word: scanted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that it violates the purpose of the university to educate as many people as it is possible without making the standards ridiculously low. By the theory of Dean McConn, a few would acquire a great amount of erudition, but the vast majority would get only a superficial knowledge, too scant to be of any value whatsoever. Another apparent fault is the fact that the one half of one percent of super-students would be entirely excluded from contact with actual experience and the other people of lesser intelligence. The inevitable result would be that when released from this turkish bath...
...Meanwhile a white-faced, scant-clad crowd had gathered?men who had had no steady work for .three years .past, men who eat meat never more than once a week, but Britishers, for they gave the well-fed young man in two overcoats a thin tut loyal cheer. Cried a quavering old man: "Ay, ay, the dear lad's a champion!"?perhaps referring to the fact that the Prince's radio appeal at Christmastide brought in some $2,000,000 for mine-relief...
...Freshman squad have participated in the two Boston invitation meets this season, the competition in these games was of such high calibre that the 1932 runners were completely outclassed. The relay team, however, has performed very creditably, losing its first race to the Holy Cross Freshman by a scant margin, and finishing 10 yards ahead of the same group in the second meeting with them last Saturday...
...daily emptier. Originally the C. F. R. F. appealed-and is still appealing - for $10,000,000 - less than $1 for each hungry Chinese. Some months ago General James G. Harbord, President of the Radio Corporation of America, resigned as Chairman of the Fund-which has now collected a scant $300,000. Last week General Harbord's successor, the Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, President of the Federal Council of Churches was laboring with but indifferent success to recognize the China Famine Relief Fund Inc. and collect the still lacking $9,700,000. Thousands and almost certainly millions...
...made the pink front page of the New York Evening "pono-") Graphic. The photograph showed her lolling in bed, clad in scant, fluffy negligee, with a sad but inviting expression on her face. This happened last week...