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...weeks ago, the Inter-House Social Committee came up with a plan for the Yale weekend a little more grandiose in scope than its original function of preventing schedule conflicts. All seven Houses were to join hands in a small, chummy circle as it were, split the gross profits from the weekend dances into seven equal piles, permit complete interchangeability of admission, and pay for each other's advertising. Only last week, Leverett decided to share her profits with no one, and in the simmering after-math resigned her privileges in the coalition. The remaining six Houses, though, stood firm...
Driving cross-winds prevented any scoring Monday afternoon, when the Massachusetts Hall and Stoughton Hall touch football teams played to a scoreless tie in the National League-American League playoff for Yard championship. The two teams thus split first and second place points, each obtaining a 92 1/2 point leg toward the freshman athletic crown. Observers all agreed that the contest marked the end of the most successful intramural season in recent years...
...stockholders the biggest year-end cash dividend in U.S. corporate history, $223.7 million-$36.9 million more than last year. To the 399,989 holders of common stock, G.M. will pay a dividend of $2.50, making a total equivalent to $6 per share for the new split stock...
Last week Sun Life delivered its own counterblow. To make its stock harder to grab, the officers split the shares 10-for-1. Said a company spokesman: "I think we've stopped the raid." But it already looked as if the Aliens might cash in on their latest "special situation." To keep the loyalty of its other stockholders, jittery Sun Life last week hinted that the $2 dividend rate on the split stock would soon be boosted to $3 a share. If so, Stockholder Allen would get the raise, along with the rest...
Brown has split even in four games. Both the Crimson and Brown beat M.I.T. and Tufts and lost to Nichols Junior College. Connecticut freshmen took Brown, 4 to 0, while only tying the Yardlings...