Word: grind
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Axes to Grind...
Unlike Mr. Suma, Professor Zimmerman of the Sociology Department has no axe to grind in his article "A German Village of Today." Professor Zimmerman has been making a study of the ancient German hamlet of Klein Leugden, and he attempts here to reach a fair conclusion as to the effects of Nazi legislation on the lives of this small group of German villagers...
...children are treated harshly by their parents, they may become tense and nervous, clench their jaws, grind their teeth. Such habits may cause dental trouble. Often children who are lonely or unwanted have an insatiable craving for sweets, "as if they were trying to make up for the absence of sweetness in their lives...
Gene Clark and Ros Brayton in the mile seem outclassed by Eli Bill Holderness and Dartmouth's iron-man Hal Wonson who is also running in the 1000, but in the two-mile grind Dave Simboli will undoubtedly finish up among the leaders, although an up-and-coming New Haven lad named Ronald Clark is conceded a definite edge, and Cornellian Ranney looks good
Cutler apparently saved himself somewhat in the 220 because from the outset in the 440 it was obvious that he was not going to let the lack of competition stop him from cracking five minutes. He maintained a blistering pace and almost lapped the field in the quarter-mile grind. His winning time was 4:59.5, a mark which has not yet been beaten by any of the country's other top collegiate 440 men this year...