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...sense of the meeting." Swarthmore students dress simply, do not gad about Philadelphia as much as students from Haverford and U. of P. The men meet nightly in the ''Cracker Room" in their main dormitory. No beer is sold. This year the Swarthmore girls voted to disband their sororities, to which 75% belonged. Alumnae protested and the matter is still open. Yet Swarthmore is not all innocence. Two years ago Dean Alan C. Valentine, Rhodesman who is now master of Yale's Pierson College, staged a surprise raid, found liquor in the rooms of two dozen students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rhodesmen at Swarthmore | 6/5/1933 | See Source »

...York Times reflected the lobby talk which has buzzed constantly since the Metropolitan announced that it would have to raise $300,000 by popular subscription or disband (TIME, Feb. 20) : "If there were no other reasons for keeping New York's opera alive, these performances of Wagner should be sufficiently cogent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: king's End | 2/27/1933 | See Source »

...Baritone Tibbett's success in Emperor Jones (TIME, Jan. 16) has been enough to keep the Metropolitan out of the financial plight in which it found itself last spring. Despite reduced salaries and a shortened season a $400,000 deficit had directors wondering last week whether to disband or attempt drastic reorganization. Most credible rumor: a twelve weeks' season in New York might be combined with visits to other cities which would be called upon for backing. Louis Eckstein, Ravinia's patron and newest of the Metropolitan's directors, would help arrange a Chicago engagement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dauntless Impresario | 2/13/1933 | See Source »

...were busy last week speculating on minor problems such as 8-in. cups (see above) were reminded of this serious one again last week when the Engineers' Country Club at Roslyn. L. I., most famed links which has thus far succumbed to Depression, announced that the club would disband, sell its property at foreclosure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bankrupt Clubs | 2/6/1933 | See Source »

...Oklahoma City Times and Daily Oklahoman have criticized and ridiculed Governor Murray during his campaigns and during his present administration. When the floggers of Correspondent William Stephens learned of their expulsion they went to Governor Murray for a late night conference. They agreed to disband the Deep Dark Mystery Club. Next day Governor Murray reinstated them, praised their "nobleness of spirit and good citizenship," added that he would pardon them even if they were criminally prosecuted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Floggers | 1/2/1933 | See Source »

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