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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thus honored was born in Lebanon, Conn., October 12, 1710, of stock that had been American since 1639. After an education undertaken at home and by the local pastor, he was prepared at the age of 13 for Harvard College, where he was ranked, according to the custom of the time, twenty-eight in the order of the prominence of his family among the 37 members of the class of 1727. It is interesting to observe that the young Trumbull gained social distinction so rapidly that in 1756 his son Joseph ranked second at Harvard, and that three years later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW CHAIR IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WAS NAMED FOR WASHINGTON'S RIGHT HAND MAN | 12/4/1925 | See Source »

...CRIMSON deplores the preponderance of space devoted to college football in the newspapers. The doings of professional football teams may, in the future, come so to fill the public eye as to remedy a large part of this evil. The custom of picking All-American teams is the last stage of that cheap aggrandizement through newspaper publicity which tends to create in students' minds a false sense of values. The CRIMSON, therefore, has discontinued this year its old custom of picking an All-Stadium team. The CRIMSON also deplores the habit of sporting writers to make college players the butt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EDITORIAL | 12/1/1925 | See Source »

...uninterrupted defeats at North western next fall will probably fail to appreciate what a beautiful gesture it teally was. It is great sport to fight firemen. Many a college tradition has been established on less comprehensible foundations. If this kind of celebration is to become a North western custom, the frenzied students ought to be guided by a fine arts professor. Under capable direction they can gradually improve the architectural average in Evanston which, as we remember can stand some intelligent pruning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGIATE FIREWORKS | 11/25/1925 | See Source »

...itinerary of this year's trip is not yet complete, but the mangers have announced that it will be more extensive than usual. In fact the rumor is that the club is planning to break away from the custom of the past few years and undertake several trips of a more extensive nature...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PIETA PROFITS BY LULL IN ATHLETICS | 11/25/1925 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXATION: Results | 11/23/1925 | See Source »

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