Word: diploma
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...survey of the oldest living Harvard men shows that those who didn't graduate lived longer than those who did. Edward J. Dunning, who entered with the class of '67 but failed to graduate, wins the diploma for longevity among former students. He was born October...
Graduation will take an unusually heavy toll this spring with nine Varsity regulars and quite a few capable reserves hitting the diploma trail, leaving Coach Harlow in the position of head repairman of Harvard football. As a result, the spring practice sessions, which will continue until about May 1, will be increasingly important...
...years is absurd. John R. Tunis in his survey of Harvard's class of 1911 showed that even after a quarter of a century his classmates were earning less than $5000 per man. The number of college students has increased almost six-fold since Tunis' undergraduate days: the college diploma is progressively decreasing in its power to assure large incomes...
...Most diplomas nowadays are in book form, sometimes with leather covers. Price range: 5? for an elementary school certificate, 25? for a high-school diploma, $1.50 for a college "sheepskin" (often paper), up to $10 for a de luxe doctor's or honorary degree...
Most elaborate diplomas in the U. S. today are those of the U. S. Naval and Military Academies. Annapolis' shows "Davy Jones' Locker'' (see cut, p. 59). West Point's has pictures of soldiers, drums, cannon, a suit of armor. As a general thing, however, the more important the school, the smaller and simpler the diploma...