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Word: stringings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Elis are primed to reverse the dual meet defeat which Michigan handed them early in the year by outscoring the Wolverines in the Nationals this weekend, but the Western conference titlists rate a slight edge. They figure to pile up a long string of fourths and fifths and nose Yale out after a bitter two-day struggle. Michigan was dealt a cruel blow in the loss of Jim Welsh, distance star, but Coach Matt Mann's squad has almost unbelievable balance and strength in the sprints and backstroke...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cutler Will Lead Four Natators in Yale Swim Meet | 3/28/1940 | See Source »

Centering upon original research work of the 100-odd students in the School of Design, the project will concern the various aspects of an ultra-modern town development known as a "string-town," so called because it would be constructed in an elongated fashion along an interurban superhighway...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GRADUATE SCHOOLS TO STUDY TOWN OF FUTURE | 3/28/1940 | See Source »

...checking on a number of occasions the amount of food returned to the kitchens uneaten, the Committee came to the conclusion that certain dishes reach the students cold and flavorless. Particular offenders in this respect are certain vegetables: broccoli, string beans, celery, spinach, brussels sprouts, and cabbage, to name but a few. For example, at lunch on February 27 in Leverett House 42 orders of lima beans were returned to the kitchen uneaten or barely tasted; 196 people were served at lunch that day. On the preceding day at lunch in the same dining hall, 40 orders of parslied potatoes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Council Group-Reports on Inefficient House Dining System | 3/28/1940 | See Source »

...last saw Carl when he was ill, in one room of one of his second string hotels. As I drove along the causeway that evening after leaving him I saw his statue to Flagler out in the water with lights on it. I thought it revealed a side of Carl not so well known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 11, 1940 | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

Erickson and Stevens, co-captains, are both Seniors. Cobb is a Junior, and Ingley and Seelbach are Sophomores and members of last year's Puppy five. The Elis also have a string of dependable substitutes in Ben Sullivan, Joe Zilly, and Bill Thorn, lettermen from last year, and Sophomores Al Barthelemy, Goody Rhett, and Bill Bell...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: QUINTET IS RATED UNDERDOG TONIGHT | 3/2/1940 | See Source »

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