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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There has always been thought to be an element of chance in the taking of examination; the thrill of the unknown captivates those not too seriously impressed by the marvels of modern academic machinery, but the entire possibilities have-suffered from neglect. The laws of mechanics have governed too closely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EX MACHINA | 2/5/1929 | See Source »

Grover Aloysius Whalen, new and news worthy Police Commissioner of New York, rigged up last week an observation post in the Astor Hotel, which stands plunk at the Broadwayest part of Broadway (44th St.). It was theatre time, and something more than 150,000 people were proceeding with various speeds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Be Seated! | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

Last week a whole westerly gale with a velocity of 65 miles per hour whipped the North Atlantic into mighty combers. Seven hundred miles off the Virginia Capes wallowed the little Italian freighter Florida, bound for Naples. Its steering gear was broken, it was inundated by ferocious seas. For four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Again, Fried | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

For some time past, the bouquets hurled in the direction of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Manhattan) have been of the variety vulgarly known as Irish. Harsh words have been spoken, epithets employed. Among the multifarious ail ments reported has been the predominance of academic works, the paucity of moderns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Havemeyer Collection | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

The program, which is practically the same as given by the Clubs on their Christmas trip through the West, however contains several changes. Opening with "Up the Street" as played by the banjo club, it is followed by selections rendered by the vocal club. "Liebesfreud" and "Narcissus" are the outstanding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY MUSICIANS IN PERFORMANCE AT UNION | 1/31/1929 | See Source »

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