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...delved a little deeper into the history of venery he might have learned that the "Blessing of Hounds" is a very ancient custom, handed down from the days when the stag, the roedeer, the boar, and the hare were the chief sources of supply for the winter larder, and their capture depended very largely upon the qualifications of the hounds which brought them down. Similarly, in certain European countries the blessing of crops and fields at the time of sowing, of vineyards, and of fishing vessels still prevails...
...believe it is true that Princeton University, a few years ago, abandoned its custom of posting lists of conditioned students on public bulletin boards. Inasmuch as no member of my staff had ever made use of these lists, the action in no way affected us. I understand that the primary reason for this action was that an individual, in no way connected with me, had copied these lists, and had solicited the parents of the boys by personal letters, informing them that their sons should be tutored. Our own advertising has always been limited to two methods. We have made...
...doomed to everlasting misery and that by giving money to Father Divine I was depositing it in his Heavenly Treasury and was in that way assured of eternal life and peace." But the Browns began getting leery of Father Divine when, as is his invariable custom, he commanded them to cease sleeping together...
...artist's right to benefit from the reproduction and distribution of copies of his work. These rights in time must be given legal recognition; but pending their establishment by the process of the law, we intend to make these rights effective by establishing them as common custom...
...Montclair, N. J. 300 Yalemen made merry at the first "Nick Roberts' Old Yale Barn Party" staged since 1933 after the custom inaugurated by Yaleman Nicholas Roberts, onetime head of defunct S. W. Straus & Co., Manhattan bondhouse. The Yalemen cheered peptalks by Football Coach Raymond ("Ducky") Pond, Captain Lawrence Morgan ("Larry") Kelley and Captain-elect Clinton Frank, sang Boola, Boola under the direction of Radio Singer Lancelot ("Lanny") Ross, 1927 Yale track captain. The Montclair Yale Bowl awarded annually to the Yaleman "who has made his Y in life," first won in 1926 by Pennsylvania Railroad's late...