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Prince Carol of Rumania, that unfortunate man without a country and without a kingdom, too, once more has been politely but firmly asked to move on. The British government does not object to sheltering would be or should be monarchs until they begin to involve Great Britain in their schemes. Then the Lion puts his paw down very firmly and opens his jaws very wide until the disturbance ceases...
...third Peabody Museum expedition will be under the direction of Noel Morss '26. The object of the expedition will be the investigation of certain sites in southern Utah, which are in a region so rarely visited that native wild sheep are found in considerable numbers. The section is regarded as the least known archeaeologically in the whole Southwest and it is one which is at present unrepresented in the Peabody Museum
Major Curran was selected for the administrative talent he had shown as Borough President of Manhattan (1920-21) and U. S. Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island (1923-26). Another recommendation was Major Curran's standing and acquaintance among tycoons of finance & industry. The frank object was to enlist for anti-Prohibition a roster of wealth and respectability comparable to what was recruited to "put over" Prohibition. This, it was predicted, would be a hard thing to do, because, regardless of their private convictions and habits, few wealthy citizens are willing to jeopardize their stand-in-the-community...
...neatly tabulated, year after year, by the International Union for the Relief of Disasters, a subsidiary of the League of Nations. Last week the tabulators of the I. U. R. D. announced that during the past three years the U. S. (with 76) has been the object of more "Acts of God" than any other nation. Italy was second with 64. Other nations...
...study of the mental and physical growth of school children from the time they enter school until they graduate is the object of an investigation by Professor W. F. Dearborn, which he intends to further with the funds from one of the Milton Awards which he recently received...