Word: toward
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week immigration inspectors in Los Angeles heard that ten Chinese immigration-law evaders were being smuggled over the Mexican border in airplanes. Hastening to the Eagle airport, landing field near Los Angeles, they hid in the weeds and bushes, waiting. Toward dawn three airplanes arrived. Before the first to land had come to a full stop, officials ran forward with drawn guns. According to their version, the aviator attempted to take to the air, whereupon they fired, killed the aviator, captured the two other pilots, found no Chinese. In the running gear of the planes were tangled bunches...
...board, headed by the Rev. A. T. Ekblad and backed by the Mayor, intends to prepare Superior children for "life" (i. e., business). In Central High School there has been for 23 years a popular teacher, Lulu J. Dickinson, who preaches the humanities and tries to steer her pupils toward college. On March 14, the school board ousted her because she had been twitting its members before her classes. Forthwith, sly pupils wrote on blackboards: "We want our Lulu back." On April Fool's Day, 1,000 students went on strike. Their parents backed them, held mass meetings, threatened...
...vagabond. He offers no excuse; he merely asks indulgence for one of his failings. He will try to mend his ways. But before he departs to try to become a student let him again suggest that if anyone would enjoy himself he could do worse than bend his steps toward Symphony Hall tonight since-Let us be chivalrous whatever be the cost-it is Radcliffe Night...
...Wisconsin, which conveys the impression that his scholarly achievements approach his athletic record in excellence. Backed by the Wisconsin Union, Burrus writes on "The Present Intercollegiate Athletic System". After an exhaustive study of the situation he writes, "I have tried to present what I believe is the predominate attitude toward college athletics of four closely interested classes, the student's, the student-athlete's, the faculty's, and the coaches...
...Henry Lunn, whose tour in this country is in the interest of Church Unity and International Friendship, has been one of the pioneers in the movement toward harmony among the churches...