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...Professor Palmer, his seminars were held in the large library, considered one of the most beautiful rooms in college buildings, which overlooks the Yard. Upon his death over a year age many suggestions were made concerning the old house. Some rumors had it that the house was to be torn down to make room for a building with class-rooms. Other reports indicated that it would, be given over to the Department of English as an office for English A-1, now nearly crowded out of Western House...
That this country which bled for democracy sheds tears for a dictator instead of for an unfortunate people, suppressed, torn by civil strife, and willing to fight to the bitter end for its liberty, is, I hope, due to the influence of the press. But that TIME, ordinarily fair and farsighted, falls in with this view, is a disappointment...
Ever since he retired with a brutally torn thigh seven years ago, the return of the great Juan Belmonte to the arena has been a perennial spring rumor in Spain. Sports writers were always suspicious, knew that even before he was gored Belmonte had such weak legs that he was forced to invent a special technique that made him the darling of the 20 nations that are the Spanish-speaking world. Besides, was he not operating a vast and apparently thriving olive farm and brood ranch in Andalusia...
...conducted Professor and Mrs. Borden to the scenes of their molestation. When they identified the sentry and the six other soldiers these were promptly clapped under military arrest with promise of a rigorous court martial. To Professor Borden was returned his money, and Mrs. Borden was indemnified for her torn clothes...
...Mexico, slipped on the steep path, fractured his right hand. As soon as he can hold a paint brush again, Artist Rivera announced, he will reproduce on the walls of Mexico City's $30,000,000 Palace of Fine Arts the murals which John Davison Rockefeller Jr. had torn from Rockefeller Center (TIME...