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...concentrating in Philosophy or Psychology and who intend to be candidates for the Bachelor's degree with Distinction at Commencement, 1923, must make application to the Division today, if they have not already done so. They must also state in what particular branch of their subject they have specialized. It is also required that they register at the office of the Dean of the College before 5 o'clock this afternoon...
...Sure. Caviar on a griddle cake with a side of heavy oream." Most people would not have dared ask for this particular kind of flash, knowing the "drag" necessary to get it. Willie realizes the reward for his politeness for the waitress appears with his order...
...mention it. I never really wanted it anyway." By keeping his head in this particular case, he remains on the right side of everybody, for even the waitresses sympathize in his bereavement. It is needless to describe now he ate the shredded wheat on the cob, or the steak, or the jellied egg, or the dessert of pie a la mode, sauce oyster. If one merely understands and imitates the epicurean spirit in ordering, and the knack of turning apt phrases, then one can rest assured oft success...
...reason that Brazil leads the world in this particular field of science is that over 15,000 persons are said to be killed there each year by poisonous snakes. This is an even greater figure, proportionately, than in India, for although the total number of deaths in India from cobras and other poisonous snakes has ranged as high as 25,000 for the last year they were 19,396--the population is much greater than Brazil's. --New York Tribune
...least, profited by the tactical lessons of the war. England's particular "bete noir" was the submarine: by observing and imitating the zigzag course of ships under attack, the Prime Minister has learned to escape the political torpedoes that his opponents have aimed at him. But he is passing now through a narrower channel, where there is less space for manoeuvering. A straight and swift course will be his only salvation. The general election, which seems an imminent certainly, will find Lloyd George at the head of a genuine political party with definite policies, or it will find...