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Mr. Jerome Greene, obviously a gentleman of the old school, can't quite stomach the Communist leader, and so Harvard just has to get along without him. President Seymour, on the other hand, welcomes him with open arms, passport violator though he is. It is clear that this split touches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MIND YOUR MANNERS | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

U. S. weight-lifting championships are decided in eight divisions, from 112 Ib. to heavyweight. Champions are determined by their ability in three events: the two-hand military press, the two-hand snatch and the two-hand clean & jerk-in each of which a bar bell is picked off the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bar Bellmen | 7/17/1939 | See Source »

Jaakko calls for some slight revision of the topography of the room it is played in. This consists of piling all the furniture, radio, rugs, and room-mates in one isolated corner of the room, leaving ample space for the rest of the boys to romp. The pastime is reported...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Jaakko," New Game, Is Popular Sport in Houses | 12/5/1938 | See Source »

About 200 young men and a girl and about three spectators for each contestant crowded the area to watch gaudily painted ships take off, land, and crash just as they do it in the big time.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Model Airplanes Sail Through Breeze While Mob of Witnesses Packs Field | 6/6/1938 | See Source »

No amateur hour is the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air. Its hurdles are high and its winners are likely to be young singers of more than average ability. Last week Metropolitan General Manager Edward Johnson, having listened with his fellow judges to 707 auditions, announced the winners for 1937...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Auditions | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

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