Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...more desolate pictures are presented to our somewhat apathetic eyes than that afforded by the appeals of the permanent officers of the Senior class, who, though elected by the class, often lack its support. Charged by their classmates with certain necessary and vital duties, they have in past years been forced by the irresponsibility and procrastination of some members of the class to issue frequent and monotonous notices that the Class Lives are not yet complete or that pledges have not been returned by an even respectable proportion of the class...
Yesterday afternoon a 0 to 0 game was played with Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. The All-Star players were somewhat handicapped by their long journey, and a strong wind interfered with accurate kicking. This game was the last before the All-Stars return north...
...National Currency Act of 1863. The success of this measure was largely due to Mr. McCulloch, then Comptroller of the Currency. Secretary Chase at first disapproved. In 1864 the bill that is in effect today was enacted, and 700 national banks were organized. The state institutions were at first somewhat reticent about changing their charters, fearing inconsistency on the part of the federal government, or hostile legislation by Congress, but their hesitation was soon overcome. Since that time the number of national banks has multiplied rapidly, but the circulation, though limited only by their capital, has increased very slowly...
...college course for which one should be preparing himself throughout his college course. Without denying the advantages of the present system of specific examination, he does maintain that it could be made far more effective still in combination with a more general test along somewhat different lines. The amount of information that the average American college graduate possesses, he believes, is not nearly so inadequate as is his ability to utilize that information, and to discover and make good his own deficiencies...
...probability the remaining backfield will not be settled until immediately before the game. Leslie will probably start at fullback. Although somewhat handicapped by absence from any scrimmage since before the Brown game, he is invaluable on the secondary defense. His weight and ability to diagnose the opponents' play has often been instrumental in stopping rushes in the line which otherwise would have gone through...