Word: less
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Last week Harvard's annual athletics report quoted a letter from Field (London sporting weekly) to show that British university sports, reputed to be less overemphasized than collegiate sports in the U. S., actually require more of the students' time & energy. In addition to regular intercollegiate cricket matches, the Field said there was an annual average of 14 post-season matches, some as late as mid-July. The average number of events on teams' schedules was given: cross-country, 12; association football (soccer), 20; rugby, 28; golf, 20; hockey, 25; lacrosse, 15 ; swimming, 12. Rugby stars last...
...price of wheat in the U. S. but found no way of disposing of its surplus. The result may be transferring the loss from the farmers to all the taxpayers. To limit production in future, the Board has for months been urging, begging, warning U. S. farmers to plant less wheat, at least 15% less. Last week the Department of Agriculture reported a 1.1% acreage reduction in 1931 winter wheat. Meantime, the new Canadian crop is reported about 30% bigger than last year...
...Princeton satire, however, with a song which demonstrates how to become a member of one of the better Princeton clubs, particularly how to greet classmates on the main campus thoroughfare, McCosh walk. "Doing the McCosh walk" advises young men to arch their backs, protrude their chests, ignore less fortunate friends while grinning servilely at prominent classmates. Incidentally, the tune is one of the liveliest in the show. Other appealing melodies: "Something in the Air" and "On a Sunday Evening" (recorded by Guy Lombardo's orchestra for Columbia...
...many a Roman Catholic church worshippers reverently view the "Stations of the Cross"-14 (sometimes 15) scenes from the end of Christ's life. London's Westminster Cathedral has a fine example cut in stone by Sculptor Eric Rowland Gill. Woodcutter James Reid, more ambitious, less successful, has attempted to picture the whole life of Christ in 71 scenes...
Last week a less glowing chapter in the Lea legend was in the making. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co. asked receiver-ships for the Tennessee Publishing Co. (Tennesseans) and Southern Publishers, Inc. (Journal, Appeals). A third action by the receiver for Liberty Bank & Trust Co. demanded return of $166,000 obtained by Colonel Lea, his son Vice President Luke Jr. and others "by fraud and connivance." Reason given for the receivership suits: Partners Lea & Caldwell were guilty of "conversion, perversion, waste and misuse" of newspaper funds, and mismanagement of the papers...