Word: desertion
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Newcomb '07, in centre field, of Mount Desert, Maine prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy. He played in centre field on his freshman team; and last year was substitute on the university team. He is 23 years old, is 5 feet 6 1-2 inches tall, and weighs 145 pounds...
...Desert Wanderings," the eighth of the "Travel Papers of Arminius," is disappointing. Perhaps the earlier papers of the series have raised our expectations too high, but this instalment certainly lacks the freshness of the earlier numbers. The workmanship, too, is careless in places, and suggests the approach of the end of the year. "We had reached the Fayoum after a long day's travel over the desert the night before," would hardly be expected on an entrance examination. D. Carb's "Ellen Terry" is a thoughtful and well-written appreciation, and R. Altrocchi's "Vaudeville" an excellent bit of satire...
...Huntington '97, professor of English at Brown University; D. W. Johnson assistant professor of Physiography; H. M. Kallen '03, assistant in Philosophy; R. G. Leavitt '89, instructor in Botany; G. L. Lincoln '96, Austin Teaching Fellow in Romance Languages; F. E. Floyd, professor of Botany at Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory; Tuscon, Arizona; J. L. Love '90, assistant professor of Mathematics; W. E. McElfresh '95, professor of Physics at Williams College; G. R. Mansfield '04, instructor in Geology; E. R. Markham, assistant in Shop-work; D. G. Mason '95 Musical Critic; A. H. Morse '01, instructor in Mechanical Engineering...
...spoke first of the government of Mt. Desert, Maine, in the eighties, which was almost entirely self-supporting, and its perfection, on account of the really local character of its interests. Some thirty years ago, a great change took place in American life. The population gradually drew into large units, whose interests were everywhere. With this, there was a further complication; namely, that the burden of taxation was badly distributed, as the wealthier classes lived in adjacent towns, leaving the poorer householders of the city to bear the major burden of its taxes. The movement for remedying this state...
Although it is the popular opinion that Arabia is largely a desert, there is on the contrary a large amount of arable land, which can be successfully developed if the Arabians are given proper opportunities. They have always been sailors and ship-builders, and in this age of commerce their experience should give them success in this field...