Word: slights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Professor von Blanckenhagen claims with great pride the honor of being the first German scholar to be admitted to this country after the war. He adds with a slight smile that he finds American students far more stimulating to teach than Germans, although far more demanding because they are less respectful and awe-struck and much more curious and questioning, but he claims that this seems to be more true of the University of Chicago than of Harvard...
Today, like every other company, the Pru is constantly revising its ideas of what a risk is. Once, policy seekers who had tuberculosis but recovered were considered uninsurable. Now the Pru charges only a slight penalty plus a temporary extra charge, which it takes off after several years if the policyholder remains cured. On the other hand, the Pru's doctors look with increasing suspicion on cigarettes as a possible cause of cancer; the Pru has considered giving a credit to light smokers...
...Wolverines got their first goal at 14:30 when Ed Switzer scored on the rebound off Pitt's slap shot. Only fine play by Bailey kept Michigan to this slight margin...
...scoring potential is very high, but its defense, particularly in the beginning of the season, was quite weak. It will still be a slight favorite for tomorrow's game, but as the Crimson's strength also lies in its ability to tally, the contest should be close and high scoring...
...Crimson coach Cooney Weiland has not planned any practice sessions for his team, although there is a slight chance they may take the ice tomorrow afternoon. "We've been practicing and playing games all year," he explained, "and I'd just as soon the boys rested up before these games. If we haven't got it now, we haven't got it," he added...