Word: eight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President Hoover appointed Lawrence M. Judd, rancher and county supervisor of Honolulu, to be Governor of Hawaii, succeeding Wallace Rider Farrington. eight-year incumbent. Another appointment: William D. L. Starbuck, New York mechanical engineer, patent attorney, Democrat, to the Federal Radio Commission. As President Coolidge had unsuccessfully done before him, President Hoover sent to the Senate for confirmation the name of Irvine Luther Lenroot, onetime (1918-27) Senator from Wisconsin, to be Judge on the U. S. Court of Customs & Patents Appeals...
...further decided to lengthen the period of time covered by the facts contest from eight months to ten months. The general character of the competition will remain unchanged. The three hour examinations will not be divided but it is intended to allow contestants to spend the time to their best advantage instead of requiring a certain number of minutes to be spent on each question...
George A. Peabody '52, the oldest alumnus of the University died at his home yesterday in his ninety-eight year. The aged alumnus was a descendant of a distinguished colonial family and a grandson of one of the founders of the various Peabody Museums about the country...
...Saturday, at a meeting of the first crew in the Newell Boathouse yesterday afternoon. The selection is temporary and will be in effect only for the Tech race, since the choice is being deferred until a later date. E. L. Belisle '31 will cox the Jayvee eight...
...Norton '29 from two to four and E. L. Millard '31 from the class crew squad to the vacant berth at two. Norton who had been rowing at No. 2 in the first boat changed places with R. I. McKesson '31, No. 2 man in the second eight, a few days ago and this shift will be in effect for the race with the Engineers...