Word: awarded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With regard to football and baseball, men retained have often gone through the season without award, whereas if they had been cut, they might have received the minor insignia with the second team. The new ruling would be commendable, except in the special case of Seniors who have played three years on the squad, but never opposed Yale. Here it has often been the custom for the player to be voted a major H. If this custom could be continued, with the minor letters being awarded at the end of Sophomore and Junior years, the recommendation would be of advantage...
Next year in Paris will be held the French International Colonial Exposition. U. S. exhibits will be housed in a reproduction of George Washington's Mount Vernon home and in two wings, the plans of which were completed last week. A U. S. firm has been awarded the construction contract, an award surprising to persons who have not followed developments in the home-building fields. Builder of Mount Vernon for France will be Sears, Roebuck & Co., potent Chicago mail-order house...
Seventeen students in Harvard College, who attained places in Group 1 of the Rank List, were awarded Honorary John Harvard Scholarships, without stipend, for the current year. The same award was made to C. N. Mason '32, of Cohasset, an Engineering School student placed in Group...
...award is, however, somewhat ominous. The judges made it quite clear that their choice was based upon "Babbitt." They looked upon it as a skillfull and honest portrayal of the typical American business man. Many Americans have read the works of Mr. Lewis and many have laughed with them. A few have felt sorry for Babbitt. Several were a little conscience striken. It is a little disquieting to find that Sweden has gone to Sinclair Lewis to find the soul of America...
...ruling in regard to the scholarships which goes into effect this year is that if the holder falls below the Group V average at mid-years, he forfeits the prize for the second half year. Previously he retained the award unless he was put on probation...