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Twice daily I ride a cummuters' train through 11-odd miles of back yards of the Boston suburbs and while I'm not exactly a chronic clothesline peeping tom, one cannot help but note the predominant scenery along the Boston and Maine right-of-way. It can be presumed, I think, that the countless laundries hung out to dry in the numberless back yards of the area represent a cross-section of American family washes. And laundries haven't changed much in recent years, except on the feminine side...
...size of the squad was somewhat reduced because of minor injuries suffered last Saturday in the Dartmouth game by several members of the team and a recurrence of chronic absenteeism. Gus Seamans, first-string halfback, who did not go with the team to Dartmouth because of two injured knees, was at practice today and will be available for Saturday's game with M.I.T...
Fleming's report, to be submitted to Dean Hanford today, observed that "irresponsibility by students is encouraged by lax enforcement" of House parietal rules, that offenders are known principally to belong to a "small, chronic group" and that lack of uniformity in regulations from House to House encourages violators in the less liberal ones...
...yesterday, but the suggestions backed by the Council called for an equalizing of times for the enter- tainment of women guests, for a uniform system of checking in and out, and for punishment in individual cases to be dealt out by proctors and Senior Tutors with only serious and chronic offenders to be dealt with by the Administrative Board of the College...
...chronic diseases, arthritis is far & away the most prevalent (7,000,000 U.S. sufferers). It is also one of the most mysterious. Last week a $2,500,000 campaign was begun to try to discover the cause of the disease. Arthritic Lionel Barrymore headed the sponsors. The main effort will be a big research program, to be centered at Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital, Hot Springs...