Word: whitely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have been wrought in the hills of New Hampshire since the day when Elzear Wheelock made his way up the Connecticut river to found Dartmouth College. He was enthusiastic in his desire to start a school for the education of the Indians in the ways of God and the white man's civilization, little dreaming that in 150 years the modest institution would change into a college of national reputation...
Team B: l.e., Harding; l.t., Faxon; l.g., Newhart; c., Richards; r.g., Talbot; r.t., Kuehn; r.e., Ogden; q.b., Wood; l.h.b., Batchelder; r.h.b., Mays; f.b., White...
...inability to make headway against a strong combination, and the end of the week may find him off the first eleven. The promotion of Potter to first string fullback shows that all is not yet settled as to who will substitute for the injured Harper. Last week it was White, but he was playing on Team B yesterday afternoon. Devens, another member of the so-called "pony backfield" replaced Huguley, who is taking things easy but will be ready by Saturday...
Mary's death made Elizabeth queen at 25. The yellow-red ringlets of her hair framed a dead-white face accented by dark, steady eyes. Though she "spat and swore like a man . . . suitors sprang up like mushrooms." Elizabeth, it seems, was ''broadminded about her favorites, but snobbish about her suitors." With one favorite, the brown-skinned Leicester, she was intimate in public but denied that she made similar concessions in private. Ben Jonson opined that she was "incapable of man" and Brantome, always physiologically acute, offered a theory ex- plaining that theory. Elizabeth rejected King Philip...
...with Wood, Devens, Mays and Potter ready to relieve the starting ball carriers. Wood was outstanding in his role of cool and capable passer, heady signal caller, and unerring dropkicker. Devens and Mays were serious running threats to the Army while Potter's interfering and defensive work were sound. White, who substituted for the injured Harper, proved to be a valuable player...