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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Turner, who was undefeated last year and who in addition won the New England Intercollegiate championship, Captain Wood, Howe, and Wilson are veterans who are expected to give a good account of themselves. Lifrak, who will be seen in action in the 145-pound event, starred on the mat last year as Freshman Captain. He is wrestling in the place formerly held by C.C. Corson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRESTLERS CHOSEN TO BATTLE WITH COLUMBIA | 1/11/1927 | See Source »

Bose Exposed. Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose of India has been causing scientific excitement with his assertions that plants have nervous systems, souls. A book giving a sympathetic account of the Hindu, his work and methods, sets forth: "The mysteries of nature are probed in Sir J. C. Bose's institute not by study of libraries or mechanical experiments, but primarily by communion with the unseen and unknown. Inspiration, imagination, intuition, vision?this is even a more romantic touch." All of which is ridiculous. "The passage from pseudo-research to the infantile fancies is an easy one."?Dr. Daniel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A.A.A.S. | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

Nothing else will account for Brother Dillwyn's recent book, that delicate crucifixion and beatification of mediocrity, Smith Everlasting (TIME, Oct. 18). Nothing else will account for this new book of Sister Anne's which is a duplicate of Brother Dillwyn's with just a few more hamperfuls of old-time clothes strewn in, a few more pantryfuls of homemade soups, salads, desserts, cakes, cookies and whipped cream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sister Anne | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...aged invalid lady, trundled her around the city in a motor car eagerly lent and frequently mentioned in the subsequent sob-story, named shops and hotels which elaborately displayed their wares and hospitality to her and the Times reporter, and trundled her home amid a short-hand account of her boundless gratitude to all the super-generous publicists concerned? What did they think of the St. Paul Pioneer Press which published a full-page self-advertisement to the effect that it was entirely responsible for the visit of Santy Claus to St. Paul this year? What did they think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Xmas, Inc. | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

...been erected during the vacation, and the men who have been running on bare ground and in the Hemenway Gymnasium will be able to transfer their energies to the Soldiers Field structure. This year the track has been erected about 50 yards back of its old position on account of the new Baseball Cage now in the process of construction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK SQUAD WILL START WORK TODAY | 1/3/1927 | See Source »

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