Word: slower
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...said that he thought he might not have a chance to have a look at teaching after this year and "wanted to know what it was all about" before graduating. Another knew of the over crowded conditions and thought he might be able to help out with the slower students in a class...
...stress. Many of the Haitians were even poorer than their South Carolina counterparts, but if they literally did not know where their next meal was coming from, they refused to worry about it. The research team was unanimous that the Haitians slept more, worried less, lived at a slower, less stressful pace (although they were obliged by lack of transportation to take more exercise). Said Dr. Groom: "The life of the American Negro is inherently more competitive...
...varsity, Benjamin scored his sixth straight first place by covering the wintry five-mile course in 25 min., 48 sec. Benjamin's winning time was 12 seconds slower than the record which he set in ideal running conditions against the University of Massachusetts last Tuesday. But even with the poor weather and lack of competition, Coach Bill McCurdy praised Benjamin's performance as "heartening for the Yale meet next weekend...
...first serious competition of the season in Penn's sophomore star Dick Tracy and Cuban-born Jose Iglesias of the Lions. Two years ago, Iglesias ran Harvard ace Pete Reider into the ground on this same Van Cortlandt course, and Benjamin's 26:01 yesterday was 50 seconds slower than the 1956 winning time. But Iglesias, hampered by injuries and "upper-classitis," could do no better than third yesterday...
Over the years, U.S. dog breeders have produced and trained a variety of breeds to cope with the widely varying conditions of U.S. hunting areas (see color pages). A popular favorite is the friendly little Beagle, often tagged the poor man's hunting dog. Slower than larger hounds, the beagle will not range too far afield of the hunter or frighten game too far ahead of the gun. Oldest upland game dog in the U.S. is the silky-coated English Setter. Northern hunters use this breed for grouse and woodcock while Southerners hunting quail prefer the shorter-haired Pointer...