Word: statements
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Despatches concerned with the French fiscal crisis (TIME, Jan. 11 et ante) began each morning last week with a statement which rapidly became monotonous: "Since yesterday the situation has entirely changed...
With gracious feminine evasiveness she parried all efforts of the correspondents to draw her out into some statement that could be revamped as "copy." With incisive, feminine neatness she ordered her trunks unpacked, and though no prying reporter saw, her U. S. friends well knew that there came forth: a Paris wardrobe (all in petite sizes) impeccable to the finest pinpoint; skins of wild Colorado animals (to establish beyond peradventure her origin); riding habits (she is an expert horsewoman) ; perhaps a ravishing orange skin-tight swimming costume (it was seen many a time last summer in the tank...
...find that the headline "Three Minor Letters Equal to Straight 'H'" as well as the quoted statement "that any man receiving three minor sport 'H's' in three different sports be awarded a straight 'H'" has given rise to a misunderstanding of what is really intended by the Minor Sport Souncil. The phrase "Straight 'H'" should be corrected to read "Minor 'H'"; for the provision was passed that any man receiving three minor letters in different sports be awarded the Minor "B", which is quite different from the Straight or Varsity...
...contrary I favor a statement to the press...
...changes were approved by the Council, to be made when the committee draws up its formal statement. It was decided that the percentage designated in the first set of recommendations drawn up was very low for a team which was of championship calibre. It was pointed out that most University teams win half of their games regardless of whether they defeat Yale. The early season games usually result in a large number of victories, which makes 50 per cent a very low figure. A resolution was therefore passed that in the committee's formal set of recommendations the term "half...