Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Practice was somewhat similar to that of the first day. All the forwards were divided into several lines and were sent down the ice against sets of defence men. Later only two men went down together and were checked by a single man on the defence...
President Eliot the went on to show that Switzerland is a country similar to Massachusetts in size and population, having somewhat less than four million inhabitants, but it can nevertheless muster immediately an army of half a million, with a much larger number in reserve. In 1911 the number of men under training for two months or more during the summer was about 210,000. They have proved available for a first-line defence in 48 hours. There were also over 275,000 trained reserves ready for the second line almost as promptly as called for--a total army...
Upon considering the matter we are somewhat in doubt just which model Mr. Ford considers his pleasure car. The undergraduate body is bewildered; some of us never knew that the notorious "flivver" ever went under the incognito name of a pleasure car. It is baffling in the extreme. Ford owners deny that their car belongs to the class of pleasure vehicles; they admit that they have had service from the automobile, but never enjoyment. In short the consensus of opinion is that the Ford is not a pleasure car. Yet this afternoon an extra came out announcing that the Ford...
...connection with the reading room, a course in military and oral French is projected and already nearly 200 applications for admission have been received from R. O. T. C. men. This course will probably be somewhat similar to one arranged by Professor A. F. Whittem and Dr. P. W. Long '98, and given by the State Department of the University Extension at the National Guard camps...
...course will extend over a period of 13 weeks and the instruction will be somewhat similar to that given by the University for the students who are on leave of absence from the Naval Reserve, but it will be of necessity more intensive. Dr. H. T. Stetson, who is teaching navigation in the University course, stated to a CRIMSON reporter yesterday that there was no probability of any coalition between the courses which count towards a degree and the courses given by the United States Cadet School. "The two courses of instruction", he said, "are given to fill two separate...