Word: smaller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been made of football. But obviously there is here no need for funds. With very rare exceptions it more than pays its own way. The athletics that particularly need appropriations are those which attract little or no publicity, which are often under, rather than over-emphasized. These are the smaller major, the minor, and the intramural sports which affect the general student body and are therefore to be encouraged since physical training has properly become a recognized part of the college curriculum. Furthermore, general participation in athletics is an excellent antidote to the spectacle complex. The administration of West Virginia...
Traditionally a bright-eyed orphan boy turned the two latticed metal globes upon which all depended. First he spun the great ticket globe, from which, as it stopped, a single lucky ticket fell. Then the smaller prize globe spun, revealed which of the 2,596 prizes had been won by the individual lucky ticket just drawn...
...grand prize number ended in "9," all lucky tickets ending in "9" received a prize. Since the lottery tickets were divided into 20 parts salable at $14 each, the winnings on a given ticket were often split still further by private clubs whose members held each a still smaller fractional share...
...down, he kept the bundle beside him. Whenever a prosperous and goodnatured face appeared in the car, a face which Herman had seen often before and so might judge belonged to an office-renter in that huge office building, he modestly fished into the bundle, drew out a smaller bundle wrapped in reddest tissue paper and tendered it, with winning humility, to the chosen passenger...
...year entrants have the advantage of getting in smaller sections and having during their period of training two summers in which to obtain practical business experience. During these summer months they can gain familiarity with much of the routine and practical functions of their chosen branch of industry...