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Word: speeding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Students increased their reading speed from 230 to 450 words per minute over a two month period, under the direction of Irving H. Anderson, instructor in Education, and Walter F. Dearborn, professor of Education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remedial Reading Tests Are Planned Again for This Year | 10/18/1939 | See Source »

...Test Speed and Comprehension...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remedial Reading Tests Are Planned Again for This Year | 10/18/1939 | See Source »

Stanley C. Salmon '36, Secretary for the Board on the Supervision of Students, has announced reading tests for the Freshmen and those upperclassmen who wish to test their proficiency. Rate and comprehension are determined by the speed and accuracy of the student in his handling of a set material in a limited amount of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remedial Reading Tests Are Planned Again for This Year | 10/18/1939 | See Source »

...punt for Reagan is a real offensive weapon, because he is especially adept at catching the opposition napping with a quick boot over the safety man's head. Reagan will take a chance on anything, and his daredevil plays and blazing speed will lift Crimson followers on their seats many times Saturday...

Author: By D. D. P., | Title: WHAT'S HIS NUMBER? | 10/17/1939 | See Source »

...with mass air attacks). They knew that their advance into Poland would be a pushover. Nevertheless their tactic was a Ludendorff infiltration, modified to suit a mechanized army. Long steel fingers reached into Poland's flesh, then clamped together and squeezed the blood out. This they did with speed which was only less amazing than their efficiency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CASUALTIES: 20% Axiom | 10/16/1939 | See Source »

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