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...observed that English, attracting 26 per cent of the college in 1924, a proportion considerably larger than that drawn by any other field, has been gradually losing its margin of popularity, although 22 per cent of the students majored in English...
...little chance to win, was kept in the 4¼-mile race mainly through the heroic efforts of Howard T. ("Ox") Kingsbury Jr. This gentleman, captain of last year's undefeated Yale crew, pulled a mighty oar, shouted encouragement to his wilting shell-mates, kept the winners' margin to an honorable three lengths. The Cambridge time was 20 min. 14 sec.; the course record, held by Oxford...
...copious handkerchief blotted the eyes and wiped the cheeks of a portly man in the Senate Chamber of Indiana one day last week, after Lieut. Governor Van Orman had informed the portly one that he had been found innocent of high improprieties. The margin of innocence was two votes. A majority of the Senators voted guilty but two-thirds were needed to convict. The portly one was Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie, against whom the weekly Post-Democrat of his home town had loudly protested for alleged jury-packing and interference with freedom of the press (TIME, April...
...East, where standardized school education has reached its highest development largely through the College Entrance Board Examinations, the Old Plan holds a considerable margin of popularity over the New Plan...
Compared with the three hits for which the seconds were able to nick Molloy and Owens the ten clouts garnered from the combined offerings of Clifford and Colpack gave the winners a larger batting margin than the close score would indicate...