Word: unburden
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...then told Skardon the story of his life-without admitting espionage. When Skardon asked him to "unburden his mind and clear his conscience" by telling the full story, Fuchs snapped, "I will never be persuaded by you to talk...
...created the current dearth of tutorial. The administration views such cuts uneasily because they would impair the quality of education at Harvard. Nor would they stand up logically in the face of the fact that the return to normal enrollment will be an advantage only insofar as it can unburden the physical plant and return educational standards to the prewar level...
...lecture subjects-legality and liberty. Only once did he hint of his hatred for Perón and Perón's Government. During a round of goodbyes, a Peruvian student spoke of the disappearance of academic freedom from Perón-dominated universities. "I am tempted to unburden my sorrow over the situation," replied Palacios, tears brimming his eyes, "but I have promised to deal with my Government only at home...
...quite some time we have been meaning to unburden ourselves on the subject of calisthenics. Despite the inconvenience of early rising and physical exertion, calisthenics unquestionably are an asset. And the current practice of allowing each class to conduct its own program has more in its favor than against...
Meanwhile, Jesse Jones, whose Reconstruction Finance Corp. has made immense railroad loans, had the ear of President Roosevelt. To the White House the President soon afterward called newshawks to unburden himself. First, he said, he had discussed the advisability of the RFC making further small railroad loans. Asked if the Government would do anything else for the lines, he declared that the major responsibility rested on the ICC, that rail-road economics is one of the most serious problems facing the nation, that he did not believe any member of the ICC yet had a good solution for the problem...