Word: throng
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...while the bands were playing Dixie, a sudden hush came over the throng. The Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans were standing with hands clasped before the flag of our country...
...squad should need or deserve continual demonstrations of their approval. The honor men do not expect the gratitude of their fellows; the debaters need no mass meeting to inspite their efforts the track men do not curl up and quit if the Stadium is not filled with an enthusiastic throng. The best interests of the University are not necessarily served by a winning football team nor the best spirit exhibited by support of one Harvard's claim to greatness does not rest upon the same grounds for fame which can be possessed by almost every academy or suburban high school...
Utmost precautions will be used by the Cambridge, Boston, and Metropolitan Police, in handling the large crowds of people and automobiles which will throng towards Soldiers Field this afternoon...
...order to reduce the throng to a number which would fit the room, Professor Kittredge declared that English 2 would be open to respectable Seniors, and Juniors in good standing. Many Sophomores, however, will be forced to drop out of the course...
...good game to get out of is a definition current among journalists. And yet to no calling do young men throng with a deeper enthusiasm. ... The best preparation for journalism is still, in my judgment, a general education, especially in English, History, Political Science and Economics...