Word: coal
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...back as any undergraduate or "middle-aged" graduate of the College can remember, Copey's readings have been an essential part of the life of the University. Through the trying years of the war we were able to struggle along without sugar and coal, we willingly gave up our afternoons to close order drill, and even renounced our hereditary privilege of beating Yale on the gridiron. But exist without readings from "Copey" we could...
Following the announcement of the drastic restrictions placed on lighting and heating by Fuel Administrator Garfield, W. S. Burke, inspector of University grounds and buildings, yesterday gave out a statement to the effect that the University has no cause to worry over the coal situation...
...have coal enough to last us for at least two months and by that time the strike will undoubtedly be settled," said Mr. Burke. "At the Medical School they are not quite so well off and as their coal supply is very short, they will probably have to start using oil within the next few days. The University is very fortunate inasmuch as this fall it displaced 16,000 tons of bituminous coal with...
...last gun was fired; thirteen months of such chaos and social disorder as the world has never seen. "Peace! peace! they cry; but there is no peace." Wars and rumors of wars shake us as they never did before. We are now in the grip of a great coal famine, which, before it is past, will bring suffering to the highest as well as to the lowest. Its ramifications extend to every branch of our life; its crushing effect on industry makes vain every attempt to minimize its evil. Its paralyzing consequences are felt by the ships...
...expected that we shall break up and go our different ways much before the beginning of next year. The reported shortage of coal in Paris may serve to keep us longer in London, where at least we are tolerably warm. In any event we shall probably drift together and reassemble in Paris in the spring and keep alive our little club...