Word: tides
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...issue". But significantly enough Latin and Greek have refused to accept this dictum. It is not, therefore, without a keen analysis of the trend of education that Viscont Finlay, former Lord Chancellor of England, upon assuming the Presidency of the Classical Association of Scotland, ventured the opinion that the tide of interest had turned in favor of the classics. That this phenonenon is not purely European is indicated by the increased enrolment in classical courses in American universities...
...limitless" capacity for traffic by means of a 1,000-ft. channel, 50 ft. deep at low tide, such that ships can sail directly through without waiting...
...game gave the spectators few thrills. The University quintet took a commanding early lead, and the visitors' scoring threats were in the main ineffectual. Captain Blackmer, the Williams leader, despite a recent appdendicitis operation, entered the lineup in a vain effort to stem the tide of defeat. He caged four free throws, but Rudofsky's guarding prevented him from scoring from the floor...
...Wets Swing Tide...
...break out anew. Michigan, too, it must be remembered, went for Johnson in 1920. To compensate for these and similar weaknesses in the list, it seems certain that Coolidge will gather a number of delegates from various states now considered doubtful. But unless a decided change in the tide sets in, a prediction of nearly 600 votes for Coolidge on the first ballot does not seem greatly excessive...