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English is on the wane as far as concentration is concerned, since figures for the last three years show enrollment of 121, 105, and 92. In keeping with current articles deploring the growing disfavor of the Classics, this record in the study of the dead languages also shows a diminution, with 18, 17 and 9 for the past three Freshman classes...
...Chairman. He has been sued on private debts, which he settled out of court. He has closeted himself at committee headquarters, refused to see the press or visiting G. O. Politicians. He has few friends among the 48 Republican National Committeemen. Many a Republican Senator eyes him with disfavor because of his noncooperation on patronage...
Columbus made altogether four voyages to America; once he landed on the mainland of South America: he insisted on thinking it was an island. Soon he fell into disfavor at court, for he could not produce the wealth of gold he had promised. Finally Columbus' enemies had him arrested, brought back to Spain in fetters. His honors and his position taken from him, he died in 1505, leaving this typical will: "... I am making a free gift of India to the King and Queen...
...imagine that present proposals for the abolition of the submarine have any chance of success." "The 10,000-ton Washington treaty type of cruiser will prove of very doubtful value for future naval operations. . . . New type vessels are under construction which tend to throw the treaty cruisers into disfavor and minimize their chances of employment ten years hence...
Eastern boxing arbiters regard with disfavor the roughness of towheaded middle-weight contender Ace Hudkins. They regard with suspicion the astuteness of Jack Kearns, manager of Middle-weight Champion Mickey Walker. Before Hudkins and Walker got in a ring together one cool starry night in Los Angeles last week, rumors went about that Kearns had a contract in his pocket to manage Hudkins. These rumors kept betting down, but proved unfounded as soon as Walker's first rights and lefts thudded home. Before long Hudkins' coarse face, misshapen by the beatings he is accustomed to take even when...