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Word: shortest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Lamont's "People Don't Do Such Things," is the shortest story in the book, but it excels the others in technique and the powerful "punch." It is not as "light" a story as the preface promises; for it concerns itself with the tragedy of a working girl, who was foolish enough to fall in love with a University student, and to Ibsen herself into an early grave. The theme is well handled...

Author: By R. E. Connell ., | Title: English 22 Book Deserves Success | 5/14/1915 | See Source »

...thiis time a comparison of the Christmas recesses of some of the larger eastern colleges may be of interest. The University has the shortest vacation, 12 days this year, while Yale and Dartmouth the longest, 18 days. The complete figures follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LONGER RECESS ELSEWHERE | 12/22/1914 | See Source »

...University crews took the shortest spin of the fall rowing season yesterday afternoon, since the hard wind made the water in the Basin too rough for the boats. A short run followed the work on the river...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREWS STRUGGLE WITH WIND | 10/28/1914 | See Source »

...years now seem a long way off, especially to the careless Freshman who little knows that to the College Office January is the shortest month of the year. Although the CRIMSON hardly recommends the method of doing all the work for a course during the month of January, a good share of it may be done by the conscientious student who has failed in the November hours. From now until after the examinations there are few distracting excitements to draw the College away from its work. In view of what happens after mid-years in the way of theatricals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MID-YEARS! | 1/3/1912 | See Source »

...makes bold to claim. The preparation of the bibliography consists of looking over the indexes of as many books as possible which may contain references to the man who is under consideration. If a short life of the man in question is required, the student must also summarize the shortest biography of the individual that he can find. The final knowledge which the student has gained is a superficial acquaintance with the external appearance and title pages of a number of books and a temporary familiarity with the chief events of the life of a single historical figure, too often...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HISTORY 13 REPORTS. | 6/8/1910 | See Source »

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