Word: tobogganing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Morgan & Co. announced on behalf of the British Government that cessation of the War-time policy of "supporting the pound" had been ordered. Sterling, long held at about $4.75, at once started a long toboggan which ended at $3.18 on Feb. 4, 1920. In the next two years the pound twice reached $4.00 and over only to fall back again. In 1922, a genuine advance began that ended at $4.72 in February, 1923. The invasion of the Ruhr, British flight of capital and fear of the Labor Party brought sterling down to $4.20 again last January. Since that time, adoption...
...short weeks of vacation have broken the thread of students habits--if one had them. Upon the golf links at Pinehurst, upon the sands at Miami, on the toboggan at Lake Placid, or in the quiet comfort of the family fireside, the Muses whispered in faint and unreal tones; Kant's "Critique" somehow seemed impertinent logic. But now the holidays are over. The dirty stop of Cambridge streets recalls a reality not to be doubted...
Hundreds of thousands were demobilized and there was neither food, clothing nor employment for them. The help given by the Allies was relatively meager; the situation was desperate. From this moment the mark began its long toboggan. Then came the publication of the peace terms, which caused consternation throughout the country: Germany, ruined, defeated, with an internal debt anchoring her head to the ground, had to find an enormous sum for the Allies...
...Greist Woodlands come to Yale not only without restrictions, but also in themselves offering unlimited possibilities for future development. A golf course, the largest college links in the country, is the first step, and further plans point to possible ski jumps, toboggan slides, and an outdoor rink on the lake. Even with all of these created there will be room for a "Faculty colony" such as the "Faculty development plan" at Princeton...