Word: started
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Start. Dropping its landing gear to lessen its load, the White Bird skirted the southern coasts of England and Ireland, pointed its nose toward Newfoundland. It had no wireless. It was flying north of the usual steamship lanes. An angry wind from the west was beating in its face, slowing its speed. Expecting to reach New York in 35 hours, it carried only enough gasoline for 40 hours flying...
...experiment from start to finish, the "success" of the Floating University was a subject for much confused palaver. There were disgruntled ones who said that 75 women, from very young to quite elderly, should never have been taken along with 400-odd young males. They were hindrances and distractions, said the grumblers. They were hard to care for ashore, admitted the administration, and co-eds would not be enrolled again this autumn...
Coach Mitchell will start the lineup that first saw action in the Brown tilt last Saturday and that proved so powerful against Holy Cross on Wednesday. The initial mound assignment lies between F. B. Cutts '28 and R. R. Ketchum...
...week, without either one showing any marked superiority. In this afternoon's encounter over a mile and three quarter course, crew R, stroked by Willard, defeated crew S by three lengths. Beating a stroke of about 33, the newly elected captain took his eight to the fore at the start, gradually increasing the lead throughout the race...
...society's home activity has consisted in starting the formation of an orchestra and a dramatic society. This past year has been spent in planning these organizations and the members will start actual work in the new dramatics and musical fields next year...