Word: schemed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chancellor (Premier) Dr. Wilhelm Marx pressed forward with a preliminary draft scheme which looks toward consolidation of the various German state governments in the interest of general administrative economy. This he presented to the Laenderkonjerenz, a council of the chief executives of all the 18 states which constitute the Republic of Germany, of which Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg is President...
...seems that the potent King of Ur of the Chaldees, according to the vogue of 3500 B. C., had ordered a butchery to make a stage setting, so that he would not be lacking in entertainment after death. Unfortunately, some arch enemy of the King spoiled the scheme by stealing the royal body from the grave...
...sore thumb in the book, as they do here. Far from that, they form part of the fabric of the text, and all contribute to give the reader a clearer and broader view of the place that he and his body, and all "living machinery" hold in the scheme of things...
...Okeson agreement, a meeting of the coaches and officials of 13 of the largest universities in the East was held last week at the New York Yacht Club in New York to hear W. R. Okeson read his report, and to pass upon plans to continue his scheme next year. It is understood that the representatives at the gathering approved the report, but the contents of the report or whether the system would be continued next year by all the institutions represented at the conference, was not disclosed...
Okeson announced that his plan would be elaborated for the assignment of officials next fall. In the past year the system was to have Okeson himself appoint all football officials for the 12 institutions that agreed to his scheme. This year, in addition to selecting all the officials, he will arrange to have a number of regular quartets of officials working together all fall, and will distribute the assignments for the various games among these groups as units. Furthermore, each official will occupy the same position all season, whether it be that of the referee, umpire, linesman, or field judge...