Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...hard to grieve over the precarious state of the Passamaquoddy dam project; even its sponsors seem unnaturally nonchalant while their child is being strangled, Perhaps, in truth, since Quoddy has served its purpose, its death--if only it be a quiet one--would be welcomed by the embarrassed parents. One might even suspect - the analogy is tempting-that the murdering technicalities are merely hired thugs, who will discretely disappear after their work is done, Nevertheless, little Quoddy must depart unsung; its story is enlightening and should be preserved for a wondering posterity...
...mere fact that Stahley and Harlow are working in harmony bids fair to speed the Varsity work in future years. Amazing as it may seem, under Eddie Casoy the Varsity and the Freshmen were taught two completely different styles of play, while the Jayvees had their own pet little systems on another lot. This ridiculous system led to the existence of a supreme confusion at Soldiers Field and necessitated complete drill is new systems of play with every promotion. But now this mess has been cleared away and for the first time since the days of Percy Haughton unity...
...thickness of the lines seems to vary seasonally, as do the small dots which mark their intersections. This would seem to prove a waxing and waning vegetation along their banks which flourishes and dier as the polar ice caps melt and collect again, which occurs every year...
...survey of over 100 colleges throughout the country has shown a strong increase in the number of students using the home laundry system and the Express company has been quick to develop the new business on a large scale. Students seem to like the pick-up and delivery service on both ends of the journey which this method of sending service offers. The popularity of the idea may also be partially based on the chance to send the bundle collect and receive it paid...
However snobbish Groton may seem to outsiders, it is both democratic and in some respects Spartan within. Boys still wash up in tin basins at long soapstone sinks where hot water taps are few. Neither boys nor masters enter the infirmary without a faint feeling of shame. Endicott Peabody at Cambridge was a great oarsman, and exercise at Groton is "almost a sacrament." The Rector permits tennis and golf but he encourages the rough team sports. Until rivals raised too loud a clamor, he and many masters played on the school teams...