Word: supplanters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tinker with the calendar is Professor Marvin's dearest hobby. He would like to supplant the Gregorian calendar with one of his own, which has 13 months to the year, four weeks to the month, and one extra day each year which would be a super-holiday. Such a calendar, said the able professor, would run until the year 17600 A. D. with no ill effects, except to deprive women of Leap Years, which will come only once each 600 years...
...recommend because of the limitations of her state charter and what Professor Root wishes is the transformation of the first two years of the college course into an elimination contest with highly limited enrolment in the latter two years and a constantly extending tutorial system which should largely supplant the old course and lecture method...
...steam engine); the central power plant with ropes of power stretching out (electric engines). I predicted the long continuance of the second of these, the steam locomotive, as the dominant means of accomplishing the main purpose of the railroad-the transportation of heavy articles over long distances. Electricity will supplant steam, but only locally. I described the discipline of employes and touching on railroad management, said: 'It is character and power of will that enables one, as a leader, to control masses of men. He must subject all alike, himself included, to that discipline which is a bond stronger...
...from church ties. Dr. Gordon plans to establish a free lance pulpit in "some metropolitan city" where he can reach 3,000 at a time. He loves to preach. He will have no business notices at his meetings, "no joinings, no subscribing, no creeds." Said he: "The stage cannot supplant the pulpit and the newspaper cannot permanently overshadow it. The authority of the human voice, in its appeal to conscience, cannot be eliminated and must not be ignored...
...regard to the probability of playing Yale in hockey this winter, the H. A. A. officials would make no statement yesterday. It is understood, however, that relations will be resumed with her Elis, for so far as is known no other games have been chosen to supplant the Yale series which was dropped perforce when the Blue abandoned all thought of a hockey season this year...