Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Captain J. L. Reid '29 covered the rainsoaked course in 28 minutes 32 seconds one minute faster than the time of the Holy Cross race last year. G. C. Aldrich '31 took first place for the Freshmen in 18 minutes 28 and two-fifths seconds over the shorter Freshman course...
...Britons. Males five feet nine inches (four inches taller than now), females five feet six or seven inches (two inches taller), skulls proportionally higher and shorter than before-these, said Professor F. G. Parsons of the anthropology division, are characteristics of the typical Britons now evolving in harmony with the conditions of modern life...
...lessening expense without changing national customs. He announced that the dollar bills of the future will be considerably reduced in size. The present bill measures 7.7 inches by 3? inches. The new bill will measure QVs inches by 2? inches, therefore will be about an inch and one-half shorter and half an inch narrower. It will last longer because it will not have to be folded so much and each printing operation will produce 50% more notes. These two advantages of longer life and easier printing were expected to save the government some $2,000,000 annually. Mr. Mellon...
...corners rounded instead of square. Then he fastens Mr. Zybach's invention to the steering wheel of the tractor, putting the spoon-end in the furrow. He starts the tractor, climbs out. The tractor, guided along the furrow by Mr. Zybach's invention, continues to make shorter and shorter trips around the field, until it comes to a stop in the middle...
...afternoon's work-out that J. O. MacDonald, sprinter and quarter miler, will be entered only in the 220. Last year MacDonald, who was a member of the 1924 Olympic team, competed only in the 440 on the Harvard Stadium cinders, but has been showing more power in the shorter event this year. Penn's other hope in the 220 is Warren Tuxill, a Sophomore, who has shown rapid progress in successive starts this spring. He enters the meet this week still untried in big competition and may provide a surprise in the dash predictions. Tuxill...