Word: cut
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...university. Many a pessimistic citizen envisaged the legislature, outraged, refusing its usual generous allowance to the state's education. And in 1927 when Dr. Little asked $4,925,000 for lands and buildings the legislature granted him only $3,950,000 which by Governor's veto was promptly cut down...
...above cut is taken from one of a group of early American year books which have lately come into the possession of the Baker Library. It is illustrative of the custom, which is still with us, of moving on the first day of May which had become a great evil: "May Day being proverbial for confusion, amounting to partial suspension of business. The first of these year books in point of time is "The Picture of New York or the Traveller's Guide," dated 1907. This gives a full description of the situation and harbor, history, geography, and geology, government...
...Hall, seconded by the Editor, makes a plea for the preservation of Harvard as it is today which he confesses to be based chiefly on sentiment. He carries the House Plan into the future, trying to look beyond the range of current prophecies, and perceiyes a Harvard cut up into autonomous units, a College no longer existant even in name, and above all a desecrated Yard. It is this last calamity that seems above all others to arouse Mr. Hall's apprehension. "The Yard, our only shrine, will be obliterated" is the constant burden of his opposition. One feels tempted...
...Cut Rates. Thus racketeering in the dyeing and cleaning business; thus a sample racket. The National Association, meeting in Memphis, in addition to denouncing racketeering (another organization, the National Alliance of Wholesale Cleaners and Dyers has also been active in the fight on rackets) also worried about price-cutting. Dry cleaning prices vary; in and around Manhattan there is a "standard" price of $1.50 for a man's suit. In many an eastern city there are also "Dollar Cleaners" operating at a $1 price. In the West and Southwest, however price-cutting has reached the slashing stage. There are places...
Maribel Vinson, National Champion Woman Skater, who is a student at Radcliffe, will be the Prima Ballerina of the evening. Miss Vinson placed second in the world championship competition last year. Her corps de Ballet will be composed of Boston debutantes and sub-debutantes, who are reported to cut notable figures...