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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Rated the underdog. Rose Lolita Long, daughter of the late Louisiana "Kingfish," won a hot primary contest for the presidency of the Women's Student Association at Louisiana-State University. Candidate Long's manager, her 17-year-old brother Russell Billiu was aided by Oscar K. Allen Jr., son of Louisiana's onetime Governor. Election day all three cut classes, wheedled at the polls, won for Rose by 27 votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 3, 1937 | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

...Publicity ruined the race with Wellesley." Hughes Call '39, manager of the Lowell House crew, last night gave the complete story on the rowing contest that won't materialize...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Publicity Killed Lowell Crew Race With Wellesley | 4/29/1937 | See Source »

Eliminations in the contest have been going on all week until only four were left for the finals. On Wednesday afternoon, in the epee finals, swordsman Miller tied swordsmen Park and Croach and then took the event in the fence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miller Walks Away With All Honors in Yardling Fencing | 4/24/1937 | See Source »

Hoping to shake itself out of a losing streak, the Varsity baseball team will tackle Cornell this afternoon at Ithaca. This will be the third Eastern Intercollegiate League game for the Crimson, the previous contest being a 13-2 win over Columbia and a 10-4 lose to Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Baseball Team Faces Cornell Today at Ithaca in League Encounter | 4/24/1937 | See Source »

...same time as the Yale-Harvard contest here, debates will also be held at Princeton and Yale. Harvard's affirmative team, composed of Tucker Dean '37, Robert Bean '39, Lawrence Ebb '39, will take part in the debate at Princeton. While Harvard will uphold the negative side of the question at home, with a team composed of Claudius Byrne '39, Richard Sullivan '38, and Joseph Healey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Annual Triangular Debate to Be in Lowell House Tonight | 4/23/1937 | See Source »

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