Word: test
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...value of amateur theatricals, such as are offered by the Dramatic Club, Mr. Ames found to be the test that they provide of a man's ability. "By trying his hand at dramatics while in college, a young man is given the opportunity to discover whether he has a real liking for acting as a regular profession...
...generally described as a "ripping crash." But it was only part of the press stand that had collapsed; no one was hurt. Uninterested, the spectators turned back to watch Lieut. Cyrus K. Bettis of the Army race Lieut. Alford J. Williams of the Navy in the 200-kilometre speed test for the Pulitzer...
Today is his first major test...
...value, told the CRIMSON reporter: "I advise all tennis enthusiasts to be present. The pictures have a distinct educative value, and are interesting as they allow the spectator to see whether the champions whose play seems so perfect during match play, have any defects when subjected to the test of slow-motion pictures...
...most natural of reactions during the War was intolerance. . . The War brought a great test of our experiment in amalgamating these varied factors into a real Nation, with the ideals and aspirations of a united People. . . Immigrants and sons of immigrants from the Central European countries fought side by side with those who descended from the countries which were our Allies; with the sons of equatorial Africa; and with the red men of our own aboriginal population, all of them equally proud of the name Americans...