Word: usual
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...half dozen pages worth of "human interest" in one of our oldest and most tradition-bound colleges. In proving the central point of his article: "that Harvard men suffer from a painful tradition that they must appear to be indifferent when they are not," he has as usual fallen far short of success. But once again he has been moderately successful in being amusing. That the Crimson has taken Mr. Roberts' penny shocker seriously only adds to the entertainment of the general public. Cornell Daily...
...slight change will be made in the type of examination given this year in that the usual "essay topics" will be replaced by several short summaries of about 250 words each. Outside of this the examination will be similar to those of previous years and will cover the news from June 1, 1928 up to Friday...
Cunard: "The gentleman's suite is in readiness. I suppose you wish the usual arrangement...
That evening on the Cunard Pier, experienced U. S. reporters noted the "usual arrangements." It is the custom of Le Monsieur never to enter or leave a liner by the ordinary passenger gangplank. Low down on the Aquitania's side a wide, square port was opened, a short, level gangplank was run out from the pier, and, just before eleven, the plank was walked by John Pierpont Morgan...
...usual spring spectacle of Seniors meeting requirements and receiving degrees will be enlivened this year by the working out for the first time of an experiment far-reaching in its implications which, should it prove successful, may stir some witnesses to emulation. Honors candidates studying under the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature will complete, by handing in a thesis and submitting to a brief oral examination, the program adopted last year by the Committee which released them from written divisional tests in their field after Junior year...