Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Border Patrolman Cheatham had been chasing Gordon through the woods, whither he had fled when U. S. agents had forced his car into a ditch on the highway. Patrolman Cheatham had "fallen flat over a rock," struck his elbow on a stone, discharged the rifle he was carrying. Getting up, going on, he had come upon Gordon, shot in the back, dying...
...that the mortality percentage for the General Examinations is a known quantity and we may behold our fallen comrades, it might be well to cast a glance at the examination system which determined who is to have a degree...
...view of the general dissatisfaction with the lecture-system, it would be an excellent idea to recall this practice from the desuetude into which it has fallen. The exchange of classes might even counteract the soporific influences that the present lecture-system, unfortunately exerts. Cornell Daily...
...custom which did much to mitigate the evils of the lecture-system, has lately fallen into disuse. This is the practice, once popular with the faculty, of exchanging lecture-classes occasionally, so as to give the classes the benefit of listening to experts in the fields which they are studying. For example, a lecturer in Ancient History might exchange places, for one lecture, with a lecturer in Greek Archaeology. Thus the students in both groups could enjoy the privilege of listening to men who have specialized in matters that make up a minor part of the entire course...
...left-hand panel the motif is that of a mortally wounded soldier clasping in his left arm the shrouded figure of Death and in his right the Winged Victory. Beneath his feet lies a fallen private, and above him are angels blowing trumpets. The face of Death is hidden and the figure wears a crown, but the effect is sombre and terrifying. The Victory, on the other hand, is of a light golden color, affording a radiant contrast to the genius of Death...