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...Publisher Byoir has a hobby it is his bothersome sinus, which has undergone 14 operations, must undergo no more. No hypochondriac, he takes a lively interest in his sinus, priding himself as an authority. He has even been known to drain his own sphenoid cavity, an intricate and highly painful process. Among his prized possessions is a photograph made of him by his friend Robert Hobart ("Bob") Davis, onetime associate editor of Munscy's, editorial writer on the New York Sun. Inscribed Photog- rapher Davis: "It isn't a masterpiece, but then neither is Byoir...
...obtain for their staffs the best material in the educational world. Those that have not already suffered view the future with alarm, for they know that the day is not far distant when bids will be made for the services of their leaders. The continuation of this constant drain on the worth while man power of the school can have only the obvious result of relegating Minnesota to the rear ranks of education and will end by no institution wanting a Minnesota trained man. The leaders among them will have taken their departure long since...
...explained that the 99-year leases on several buildings near the cathedral are about to expire. If they are replaced by modern steel structures, the deep foundations necessary will drain the springs now flowing under St. Paul's, cause its wet sand foundation to dry out, to shrink...
...larger colleges, but it seems pretty certain that the smaller college teams would view such action with alarm. As a matter of fact, Joe Stubbs, Harvard mentor, has repeatedly come out against the adoption of pro regulations. The fast pace made possible by forward passing would be a considerable drain on the stamina of the college skaters; even the seasoned and hardened professionals have found it necessary to use three forward lines to maintain the speedy clip. Of course the amateur twelve player rule would have to go by the boards. Shoving this clause into the discard would place...
...Holmes' advocation of a closer connection between the coach and the student body by means of a position on the faculty is sound, and is already a necessity in the poorer schools because of less altruistic principles. The expense of an outside coach creates an exhausting drain on the athletic fund and it is often the case that he is a member of the faculty for purely financial reasons. In many of the larger private schools the coach is in closer communion with his pupils because of the mere fact that the administrator of the playing field overshadows the bookworm...