Word: point
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...show their mettle and came through splendidly, and that the substitute team scored chiefly through precise, accurate forward passing, in weather that was anything but conducive to precise, accurate handling of the ball, one may rightly conclude that the weather had too cooling an effect on the spectators' view point, and that they'll be singing another song next Saturday--and it won't be a dirge...
...death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney in an English prison was indeed an unfortunate event for the Lloyd George Government, and one not calculated to restore peace in Ireland. Aside from the excellent point made by Mr Ferguson in today's Crimson, there is the Cuestion of what effect the death of the Lord Mayor will have on the minds of many people. Among those who have always been pro-Sinn Fein, it will serve only to intensify their bitter hatred of England, but the greatest effect will be upon the minds of those who are friendly to the British Empire...
...urged that all graduates of these schools now in the University will make it a point to meet their school's representatives at the Smith Hall Dining Room between 11 and 1 today...
...rates do not spell disaster, but safety, provided they are applied in time." In the opinion or Professor W. M. Persons, statistician of the committee, if we had the old banking system which existed prior to 1914, the present crisis would very likely have seen expansion to the bursting point. In regard to the Boston banking trouble, Professor Persons stated, "I believe that the failures of the trust companies were purely local phenomena, and do not indicate weakness in the general banking situation, even in Boston...
...served as Lecturer in Economics at the University. He was also the author of many scientific papers dealing with business statistics in a new manner which appeared to promise important results. Professor Persons began work for the committee in September, 1917, and his investigations have reached a point which justifies the belief that he has perfected a new and most valuable method of handling fundamental business statistics...