Word: slights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Archbishop of Canterbury. Rumor picked him to succeed Archbishop Randall Davidson, 76, who, it was said, would resign on account of age. True, Bishop Temple has friends in the Labor Government; but Archbishop Davidson is unlikely to give a Labor Government the chance to appoint his successor. Furthermore, a slight acquaintance with Canterburian tradition would reveal that its Archbishops yield only to death...
...Spiller and Frazier published the results of eight operations, of which six successfully ended pain. In two cases, some pain fibres escaped the knife. Said Surgeon Spiller: "It requires on the part of the operator a visualization of the microscopic anatomy of the cord and a realization that a slight misplacement of the incision may cause motor-paralysis of one or both of the lower limbs...
...University basketball team added three victories this week to its record. Worcester gave only slight opposition to Coach Watcher's men; but the Harvard team really found itself for the first time in its decisive 38-16 victory over Dartmouth. The St. Francis College team was the next victim of the Crimson...
...clause that forbids the carrying of entrance conditions will work good to both undergraduate and office. The clause insisting that the record of a boy to be admitted without examinations must conform in every respect to the prescriptions of the New Plan is essential for fairness and uniformity. The slight gain in strength for the classics may be calculated almost to bring tears of gratitude to the eyes of those who believe that no education is complete without them...
...indicates to a certain extent the ability of the two goal guards, as in this department came the most striking difference between the two teams. In the forward lines Harvard was the speedier, but Yale the more effective at checking back, while on the defense again Yale had a slight advantage...