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Chief problem: to drain Steep Rock Lake, which is fed by the Seine River. It was first necessary to lower the level of nearby Finlayson Lake 57 ft., then divert the Seine into it. Dams were built, canals and tunnels cut. Once the Seine was diverted, 14 mammoth barge-mounted pumps began sucking 125 billion gallons of water out of Steep Rock Lake itself...
...until his second throw in the final round that Fisher was able to pull ahead of the Ithacan star and gain for Harvard a title which it has not held since Murdock Finlayson's heave...
...creation of a municipally owned university was accomplished under the leadership of Dr. John D. Finlayson, then president of Fairmount College and later chancellor of the University of Tulsa. From an enrollment of about 400 in 1927, the University of Wichita has grown rapidly, having an enrollment of over 1,500 in 1936. The equipment and plant have kept pace with this growth...
...races are evidently popular, judging from the 35 entrants signed up in the blue-books. In the Senior Singles are J. H. Finlayson, R. D. Stackpole, J. S. Frame, D. F. Rogers, and S. D. Peirce. The Novice Singles attracted the greatest field, including V. G. Balbont, J. Bremmer, E. C. Carter, F. J. Collins, H. B. Dalby, W. G. Davis, H. L. Farr, H. W. Frederick, X, Y. Jordan E A. Kratovil, K. L. Magnus, H. S, Miller, S. B. Myers, J. G. Park, R. L. Wheelock, F. H. White, and R. S. Wolcott...
...professional entertainers include: Eleanor Talcott, Alice O'Leary, and Rodney. May, who sing weekly over the radio. Among the amateurs will be M. D. Wheelock '31, who has had leading roles in several previous productions of the Club, M. J. Finlayson '32, who starred in last year's show, and the "Yale Men" who are well-known for their singing. As a climax, four Vincent Club girls will put on a floor show: Leslie Blake, Lilla Draper, Susan Bremer, and Barbara Hodges...