Word: watching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...racial and religious war. On the part of the French, it was an imperialistic war. Yet in the war itself, these issues fade because the outcome was never in doubt. By virtue of numbers, the French would win. But as a matter of curiosity it is interesting to watch a powerful modern nation slapping legions onto desert soil to crush a savage mosquito...
Take the refinements in watch-making. That is apparent by a glance through the I. C. A. A. A. A. records. Watches that recorded half-seconds and quarter-seconds were in use in the early years. Then came time-pieces which recorded seconds in fractions of eight and for several decades the fifth-second watches were used by the timers. Finally, in 1922, came the tenth-second watches, and while some of the sprinters feel that this watch is unfair to the old dash marks, the tenth-second watches are now used annually at the intercollegiate meets...
...attempting to outline one particular flaw in the present college system. And both, therefore, are merely polishing facets of a large and imposing, many faceted jewel. Yet even such isolated endeavors are in their fashion implications of the uncertainty which faces modern educators as they watch the libraries grow and the students grown...
...list of track and field officials includes many men prominent in the track world, with many former stars and title-holders scheduled to hold a watch or measure for the events. R. C. Floyd '11 is the Director of Track Events, while Charles W. Kennedy, Princeton, is responsible for the competition in the field events...
...pitcher held the winners to three hits while the Crimson attack was collecting four safe blows. Both pinchers were handicapped by the wet ball and slippery footing on the mound, but the rival hitters were even more seriously held down by the poor light which made it difficult to watch the fast breaking curves offered by both pitchers...