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...Exploration in Maya Cities" was the subject of a lecture delivered in Pierce Hall last evening by Franz Blom, first year, graduate student in the Division of Anthropolgy and former inspector of archaeological monuments for the government of Mexico. Mr. Blom's lecture dealt with the recent discoveries which have been made in Yucatan and Central America, where many traces of ancient civilizations have been found. The lecture was illustrated by three reels of moving pictures, showing the ruins of the Maya cities of Chichen-itza, Uxmal, and Palenque. As an introduction Mr. Blom described the ancient inhabitants of these...
...foreman is to blame if he permits anyone to work in rooms with insufficient propping or to ride on trips of cars meant only to convey coal. If mines unsafe because of water trouble, poor roof, improper ventilation, and other such deficiencies, are permitted to be worked, the district inspector of mines is in this case at fault. If the owner himself does not see that his mine is decently inspected and that his men are competent, he is as much deserving of censure as his employees...
...seedling from the Washington Elm which was recently removed by city officials, is now among the elms growing in the College Yard, it was learned yesterday from Mr. W. S. Burke, inspector of University grounds and buildings. The seedling was given to the University in 1916 by Mr. Leonard W. Ross of the park department of the city of Boston, and it is now growing in the large plot of grass between the steps of Widener and University Hall...
...Louisiana the State High School Inspector experimented. To the pupils of three average 8-4 communities and of three 7-4 communities he submitted eight standard educational tests. The 7-4 pupils scored 8.1 points higher on average, though an 8-4 school was individual high scorer. Percentages of failure in college were studied; 7-4's and 8-4's appeared identical...
...born in Victoria, Tex., in 1864 and claimed to be of Cuban parentage, on account of which he used the Spanish form of his name. He was first a cowboy, then an inspector of customs, cattle trader, cotton raiser. From the cotton and wool business he branched into a scheme for colonizing Mexico with southern Negroes. The colony failed, but he went on; he entered the brokerage business, and went to New York. There he became head of a $10,000,000 water company which served various towns now incorporated in New York City and known as the Bronx. After...