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...shouldered Los Angelean named Harold Morton, in 1933 brought suit against both Herbert Fleishhacker and the Anglo Bank in connection with the sale in 1915-17 of oil lands in Kern County, Calif, which belonged to the Lazards. The suit asked damages of over $1,000,000, has lain dormant ever since...
...experience of other colleges in the East points to the conclusion that debating, like so many things, begins at home, and not until the Council directs its appeal to the talent which lies now dormant in the various Houses can the Debating Council hope to plant deep roots in the soil of the college. It may be pleasant to suck the honeyed nectar of applause from local Junior Leagues from time to time, but only from audiences of Harvard students can come the support which the Council needs. It the Council should aim its rays at this untapped source...
Apparently undisturbed by the Symphony's usual productions, the bats remained dormant during the first number. But Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, second on the program, brought them out in full force. The birds searched frantically for an exit. Scratching and squeaking could be heard throughout the concerto in the dim upper recesses of the hall...
...There are several reasons why every qualified Freshman should enter the CRIMSON competition. It is free, open to all, wholesome and stimulating. It gives every candidate a chance to measure himself against others and arouses dormant forces. It gives the winners profit after the competition and gives everyone pleasure while the struggle is on. It is especially valuable to those who wish to discover whether they have any particular aptitude for journalistic or other writing...
...Finance Minister was frank to say, the French Cabinet had still to go before the French Parliament and obtain its consent for the measures about to be taken. There was in Paris none of that high-pressure invoking of a dormant "Trading-with-the-Enemy" Act by which smiling President Roosevelt suddenly authorized his dallying with gold before it could be ratified by Congress (TIME, March 13, 1933). Instead M. Auriol spoke of the Blum Cabinet's intention to safeguard War veterans on pensions and people living off their savings invested in small quantities of French bonds, by introducing...