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Without stopping for figures, consider the result. French books, which have heretofore sold at the Paris price plus a small amount for postage, are now taxed an additional twenty percent. Leather-bound books, in the vague language of the bill, "if the binding is the chief part of their value," are dutiable at 33 1-3 percent; until a few years ago, let us remember, books not bound in leather were rarely printed in England. But the absurdity reaches the height in the last provision, which requires an American valuation. Who is to make the appraisal? Not an experienced book...
...elections will be held on Tuesday, October 18. According to the amendment to the class constitution, adopted on May 29, 1920, at least sixty percent of the class must vote in order to make the election valid. The list of poll watchers and ballot counters will be announced within a few days...
...Department of Physical Education announced yesterday that 668 Freshmen had thus far enrolled in some athletic activity, and of these, 363, or about 54 percent of the whole, have signed up for organized sports. This shows a decrease from last year for, although there are a few more in number than last year, the class is much larger and the percent, 54, is decidedly less than the 60 percent which were enrolled last year. This is probably due, however, to the fact that there is no baseball this fall, a sport which, last year, was used by nearly 40 yearlings...
...elections will be held on Tuesday, October 18, according to the amendment to the class constitution, adopted on May 29, 1920, which provides that at least sixty percent of the class must vote in order to make the election valid. Poll watchers and ballot counters will be announced upon appointment within a few days...
...Twenty five percent of the entering class at the Law School last year were not permitted to return this year", was the warning sounded by Acting Dean Edward Warren '77 to the first year law students gathered in the Living Room of the Union last evening. "During the first year," Dean Warren continued, "the student should acquire the capacity for clear and level headed thinking. This is the elementary requirement for a real lawyer...