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...Stevens. During the 1924 football season at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J., there were two fractured skulls, one broken leg. Football was abolished. Last week Physical Director John A. Davis made a statement anent a new football game at Stevens; played in sneakers & gymnasium suits; akin to "Touch Football," played at many a school informally; at many a week-end party. "The present system has changed the entire attitude of the students toward sports. Four hundred and fifty students now play football-and like...
...making a fool of himself. This remark holds rather well in practically any case; nowhere more timely than in matters dealing with the more theoretical aspects of existence-- education for example. So keeping the obvious moral well in mind, when the Vagabond decided to make a few observations anent the current tutorial system, anent the current tutorial discussion--entirely unofficially be it understood--he decided also not to urge that something should be done about...
...furiously on, spoke M. Briand. For half an hour he conversed at breakneck speed in a low tone. Dr. Stresemann, his face masked in passivity, sat grimly silent. M. Briand was alleged to have discussed with him European policy anent Soviet Russia, the question of War guilt and, according to the onlookers, Dr. Stresemann appeared to agree with everything the French foreign minister said, but held his counsel, except to agree for the time being to drop the question of who started the War. Busybodies were mystified...
...Chicago, anent the proposed opera house, Samuel Insull, patron, said: "In my absence abroad much was said about the great opera-house plans. This great enterprise already stands completed in the imagination of many. I wish it were all true, but there is still much work to be done and a matter of some $20,000,000 must be provided...
...greatly amused at Hester May Root's twoddle anent John Coolidge in TIME, April...