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...Practically these tasks fall into two classes: to supervise aerial sports and to foster the development of commercial aviation. In supervising meets and races, it is not the purpose of the Association to approve or countenance any such thing as wing-walking, plane changing, or other foolhardy circus tricks. Such exhibitions were condemned by the unanimous vote of the delegates...
...present task, therefore," declared Professor Warner in conclusion, 'is to show the public that the airplane is a safe and practical means of transportation. It is not a machine for a circus stunt--it's just a sane means of travel. It is up to the United States if they want more efficient and quicker transportation to get behind commercial aeronautics and its development...
...sides, and also umpire. He is expected to have an enjoyable afternoon. The other ends of the batteries have not been picked as yet, but it is reported that several prominent members of both publications went into severe training last night. The game itself will be preceded by a circus parade on the part of the lampoon, starting at 3.30. It is rumored that ink will flow freely during the afternoon...
...circus and dinner given by the Business School Alumni Association will be held this evening in Hemenway Gymnasium at 6 o'clock. The program will include wrestling and gymnastic exhibitions by members of the Club, and an indoor track meet open to members of the Business School. Admission to the sports is free to all Business students, and tickets for dinner at $1.50 each may be procured at the Business School Library room in Widener...
...motion pictures have revivified the writer of circus showhills. Once again the family may crowd joyously about the lamp, eyes agog, to read the English language written with a flamboyancy that thrills the dullest. Poor Barnum's "Stupendous and Unparalleled Aggregation of Freaks" fades before this advertisement in a New York Sunday paper...