Word: start
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been the misfortune of many of the experimental colleges of the past either to attempt a radical curriculum in a conservative institution, or to start independently, with the obstacles that face every new college multiplied by the natural inertia of the public in accepting an untried form of education. The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is in a position unfettered by either of these hindrances. Its schedule will combine freedom from hide-bound methods with coordination instead of haphazard choice in the extensive field it will cover; nor does it face the danger of impracticality, since the subjects...
...British goods* Last week, eager to put his plans into effect, he received a committee of the Indian Nationalist Congress, asked that he be appointed Dictator of Disobedience and given a council of war with sole power to say where, when, and in what manner "civil disobedience" was to start. The Nationalist congressmen, who venerate Saint Gandhi with almost religious fervor, but do not always do what he wants, argued secretly for six hours, intimated they would give him the appointment he desired. Thus proceeded the vast trouble which some observers predict will be the worst world-trouble of this...
Seldom does even the most sensational journal concern itself with corruption outside its own city. But the Hearst-owned New York Evening Journal had seen fit to start a campaign last month to clean up the politics of gaudy Atlantic City, 123 mi. away. Its action was explained by the fact that the resort, a happy hunting ground for shillabers and sharpsters, is frequently visited by the Journal's clientele...
...serious mishaps have resulted from the past two games, minor injuries and colds have left Farrell, Rex, and Baskerville in poor condition for the coming contests. Mahady, who has not been in a game since the victory over the Army, is now ready for fulltime action and will probably start at right forward. As the result of an injury acquired in the Holy Cross defeat. Farrell may remain on the bench during most of the games. Pierce's work against the Quakers definitely secured him the center position...
Coach Stubbs will undoubtedly use the same lineup which saw action against Dartmouth last Saturday. Cross, Garrison, and Stubbs will start, with Putnam. Wood, and Giddens ready to assume a shock troop role...