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During the past week, the Lord High Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack* and their lordships debated the bill. From amid the encircling gloom arose Dr. Herbert Hensley Henson, whose style is the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham, 86th of those to hold that dignity. The Bishop, so the story ran, "jolted" his fellow Bishops by telling them: "Better a free Britain than a sober one." Such simple, wet words from a leader of the church militant had effect in defeating the bill by 166 to 50 votes. Their dry lordships continued to hold fast to their...
...Queen Marie of Rumania and the Infanta Beatrice of Spain. He called Lord Derby to his presence and warmly congratulated him. The stakes, which amount to about $50,000, were handed over by the Earl to Sansovino's trainer, the Hon. George Lambton, brother of the Earl of Durham. Lord Derby no doubt contented himself with the bookies, whose odds of 9 to 2 were "not too dusty". The Calcutta Sweepstake (lottery on the Derby), most famed British sweepstake, amounted to about ?70,000 for the first prize and was won by one Captain Burman, a real estate agent...
...Freshman tennis; David Waller Bakeless '26, of Bloomberg, Pa., second assistant manager of University lacrosse; and William Brewster '27, manager of Freshman basketball. Alfred Reginald Allen 26 of Philadelphia, winner of the second assistant manager competition in fencing as well as tennis, was appointed manager to replace Richard Aley Durham '25, of Louisville, Ky., former assistant manager, who has recently been elected captain of the fencing team...
...letter on the subject of a Harvard Scout Club in this morning's CRIMSON, which I can only suppose was meant to be funny. It may possibly interest him and others to learn that there are flourishing Scout Clubs in Oxford, Cambridge, London, Dublin, Glascow, Manchester, Leeds, and Durham Universities on making inquiry I find that there are similar clubs in Yale and other Universities in this country...
...year. In view of the fact that the entire University team will be lost by graduation, Coach Danguy will find it particularly difficult to build up a team. Since Captain E. H. Lane '24 and his brother, E. L. Lane '24, will not enter the foils, Captain R. A. Durham '23 and the substitutes of this year's squad will have a chance to show their ability...