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...Holy Cross first-year men are reputed to be especialy strong and will afford a stern baptism for the Crimson Freshmen. The race will start near the south end of the Anderson Bridge at 3.30 o'clock today. The 1930 men will cover only a three and a half mile course while the University team will run the full five mile distance along the Charles River, ending opposite the University boathouse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PURPLE HARRIERS VIE WITH CRIMSON TODAY | 10/8/1926 | See Source »

...culture depends on the few rather than the many. A plan of college admissions looking toward the selection of the leaders at the outset of their career is certainly less wasteful than a system admitting a greater number. With a lack of educational facilities, the universities can not afford to spread their efforts think over a large mass of mediocre material...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A PRESSING PROBLEM | 9/28/1926 | See Source »

...Mandolin Club, the Vocal Club, the Gold Coast Orchestra, and the Specialty Division. Each of these divisions is directed by a leader and a committee chosen by the officers. Each applicant is strongly urged to try out in as many of the divisions as possible, since this will afford a better opportunity of judging each man accurately. Men participating in two or more units are obviously of greater use to the Instrumental Clubs, although good players in any one line are welcomed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS OPEN TRIALS TONIGHT | 9/28/1926 | See Source »

...impotence of Calvin Coolidge, Alfred Smith and Lloyd George, none of whom can lay eggs, grow ostrich feathers, or sit like a house fly in the saccharine stickiness of a raspberry tart. The chorus of toe-dancers flit about in movements more airy than usual. Theatre-goers can hardly afford to miss Comedian Lupino. The rest is mediocre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Sep. 27, 1926 | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

...order that the quota of $10,000 may be realized, the Budget pledge card requests that a minimum contribution of five dollars, be made by these students who can afford it. This will permit the less wealthy students to make contributions of one or two dollars or make none at all without the danger of the Budget's not being completed. If the contributions per capital for today average the same as they have for the first three days of registration the quota will be reached almost to the exact figure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR BUDGET NEARS END | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

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