Word: springier
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sproul, who became comptroller of the university at 29, its vice president at 34 and its youngest president at 39, nine years ago, had political aspirations, had been mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for Governor or U. S. Senator, even bigger jobs. Would a university presidency be a springier board for a political leap than a bank presidency...
Columbia v. Yale v. Pennsylvania. Coach Ed Leader of Yale had plenty of good men to pull the Alaskan cedar oars, supposed to be tougher and springier than spruce, with which he had rigged out his shells this year. It is a heavy crew, too, averaging more than 185 Ib.; Leader's main problem was to find a stroke. Those able strokes, Arthur Palmer Jr. and Woodruff Tappen, had graduated and there was no one else in sight. He decided after elaborate trials that long-legged Robert Goodale was more dependable than Herbert Shepard, who stroked last year...