Word: straightened
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...crews start work at Gales' Ferry today with a new hand at the helm. This hand will endeavor to straighten out at the eleventh hour the erratic course of this year's university crews. P. J. Corderry has the hardest job on his hands in American university rowing. With an inexperienced crew and a discredited system he has 18 days in which to train a winning combination. If he can do it no coach in the country -- no, not even the famous Dr. Spaeth will be considered greater...
...exhibit includes charts of a few of the two hundred odd towns in the war zone, with which La Renaissance des Cites has collaborated in the preparation of plans for reconstruction. These plans show how local engineers, in order to improve traffic conditions, had planned to straighten the street lines on the familiar American gridiron plan. La Renaisssance des Cites has been able to substitute another method of widening the streets for new traffic requirements by cutting back as a general rule only on one side and on the other retaining the picturesque irregular house fronts...
When track started last fall, W. J. Bingham '16 was appointed supervisor, with instructions to straighten out affairs. He found that there was little enthusiasm for track in the University, and decided that he could work better as head coach than as supervisor. Accordingly, upon the resignation of Mr. Donovan on February 10, he was made head coach with full authority. Naturally the advent of Coach Bingham has not resulted in an immediate improvement, because of the short time he has had the job, but both undergraduate and graduate track enthusiasts are expecting a change for the better...
...will happen to British influence in Russia if the Bolshevists should fall from power? England's Russian policy has certainly been to play both ends against the middle. But whatever the future may bring forth, Lloyd George will no doubt have a solution and will sign more pacts to straighten matters out. He has been in tight places before, and he, has always been able to dig his way out in a most remarkable fashion...
...dormitories canvassed and had taken in $6398.73 in all. This doubles the amount reported Tuesday and when the graduate reports are completely tabulated the totals will be considerably higher. The drive officially closed at this time, but the committee finds that it will take a day at least to straighten out the accounts so they plan to have the office in the Crimson Building open again tonight from 7 till...