Word: becks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Kinds of Wetness. Persons rather than policies define the degrees of Wetness. The vociferous militant Wet is represented by such Senators as Maryland's Tydings, Wisconsin's Elaine, such Congressmen as New York's LaGuardia, Michigan's Clancy. Pennsylvania's Congressman James Montgomery Beck typifies the Constitutional Wet who often subordinates his legal convictions to party loyalty. Silent Wets biding their time to strike a blow are Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth, Connecticut's Senator Bingham, Pennsylvania's Congressman Graham. New York's Senator Copeland represents the Wet from political expedience who is at heart a Dry. Representative Hamilton...
Tonight at 7 o'clock, candidates for the manager of the Instrumental Clubs will hold their first meeting at Beck Hall This competition is open to members of the Freshman and Sophomore Classes, and lasts through the fall season...
...meeting of candidates on Monday at 7 o'clock in Beck Hall 3 for assistant manager of the Harvard Instrumental Clubs will open the activities of the organization for the season 1930-31. Freshmen and Sophomores are eligible to compete for the position. Awards will be made at the end of six weeks...
...Harvard tradition which passed last week was Beck Hall, oldtime privately owned dormitory, which was sold. Among its onetime inmates: Theodore Roosevelt, John Pierpont Morgan, John Jacob Astor, James Alexander Stillman. Perennial Cambridge springtime fiesta was the "Beck Hall Spread." In more recent years the building was cared for by a onetime barkeep, famed for his preparation of whiskey sours...
With the opportunity to secure more ground with the sale of Beck Hall, the University might be able to reduce some of the present congestion and give the vicinity of Harvard Square less of the appearance of a factory district. Although the authorities have recently given up opportunities to purchase even more favorable ground, still there is sufficient reason to consider seriously the purchase of that under present consideration. Although regard for landscaping is at present not in vogue, it is more than likely that succeeding generations will not hold the same views and any provisions for this future time...