Word: fall
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...great and successful United States of the New World. It is undeniable that the chief republic of North America has solved, with reasonable success, the problem of reconciling vast areas and immense populations with a comparatively simple and understandable federal system. It is equally undeniable that since the fall of the Roman Empire nearly fifteen centuries ago the rich Continent of Europe, including the fountains of Western culture and Western government, has been broken up into warring units. Likewise, it is true that the so-called Holy Roman Empire in North Central Europe reconciled some of the Jealousies and hostilities...
Again, as in 1928, Boston Latin School has a greater representation of its graduates in the Harvard Freshman class than any other high or preparatory school in the country. Moreover, the 106 students from this school substantially outnumber its contribution of 88 last fall...
...fall upperclass crew season was brought to its conclusion yesterday afternoon when the 150-pound boat, stroked, by R. R. White '32, nosed out that of T. N. Perkins Jr. '31 by a quarter of a length, over the mile course in the basin. Perkins' crew was in second place by slightly over a length, with water just showing between it and the third boat. It was a close battle between the three crews, but the better coordination of the winning eight, composed of six Sophomores, one Junior, and one Senior, was the deciding factor...
...tests. On the other hand, 249 fewer took the examinations than in September 1925, during which academic year the system providing for the passing off of language requirements with the attainment of certain marks is specified courses was instituted. In that year, 1109 students took the examinations, while this fall only 920 tried the tests. The general decrease is attributed directly to the alteration in the means of receiving credit for the requirements...
Prior to the regular session, William Murray, who was captain and quarter back of the 1919 Harvard eleven and who has been scouting Michigan this fall, gave the squad a talk on the various Wolverine formations. There was no demonstration of these plays, but this afternoon will undoubtedly find the Crimson eleven's in a brief skeleton drill against the Ann Arbor team's attack...