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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Perhaps the fact that I resent the phrase proves your adjective to have been well chosen; but even so, the point is somewhat blunted by your devoting most of two columns to three of Wooster's illustrious sons. I was privileged to know them all; Dr. Elias Compson, "77, Dean ("pink-slips"), as little as possible; "Prep" Arthur H. in the vague background; Karl, '07, as Captain and left end of the team on which I played an intermittent right end. Largely due to Karl, that team was not scored upon until its final game, when a soggy Columbus field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 5, 1927 | 12/5/1927 | See Source »

Final selection was made last night of the eight debaters from whom two teams, an affirmative and a negative with two speakers on each team, will be chosen Monday afternoon. It is from the following men that the four debaters who are to represent the University in the triangular debate with Brown and Wesleyan on December 10, will be selected; Affirmative: C. C. Alpern '28, R. F. Courtney '29, V. K. Kwong '29, and Norman Wines '29; Negative: L. T. Grimm '28, S. G. Silverman '30, Saul Rosenzweig '29, and R. C. Weaver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FINAL DEBATING SQUAD IS CHOSEN | 12/3/1927 | See Source »

...into that language of a portion of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" is required. A prize of $50 for the best of each of these translations will be awarded. Holders of degrees must write an original essay in either Latin or Greek on any subject chosen by the competitor. The best essay will receive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GLINT OF GOLD LURES UNIVERSITY WRITERS | 12/3/1927 | See Source »

Twelve men will be initiated into the Harvard Flying Club at a banquet to be held at the Harvard Club of Boston Monday night. The new members were chosen from a list of 40 candidates who presented themselves for election...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TWELVE NEW AVIATORS JOIN FLYING CLUB RANKS | 12/1/1927 | See Source »

...subjects suitable for essay treatment, it has been announced, may be chosen by the entrants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union Essay Contest Open | 12/1/1927 | See Source »

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