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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...presented by the present separation of the two fields is the lack of sympathy sometimes displayed by the extreme supporters of each camp. But, here at Harvard at least, it is only the extreme academist who willfully penalizes his students because they value the sort of development to be found on the athletic field or the College musical clubs. And conversely, the undergraduate managers of extra curricular activities are usually more pleased than otherwise at finding Dean's list men in their organizations. It is true that some men in the throes of a particularly difficult competition may find that...
...show. The entire civilized world is requested in a notice received from the Harvard Observatory to assist in searching for hitherto unknown records of past Leonid showers. Dr. Fisher, known as Harvard's "meteor fisherman", believes that a great many references to the Leonids exist which have not been found. He has already received notice of a chronicle in Syria, made in Damascus in the twelfth century, and containing astronomical observations as far back as the sixth century. Information has also been received that there are sources in China, and possibly in Japan, Korea, and Russia. Chinese writings are considered...
Ships' logs, church, missionary, Government and other records are among the sources where references to the showers may be found. Any information obtainable will aid the astronomers at the Observatory in predicting the return of the shower...
...members, including peculiarities (such as a hoarse bark, a missing eye, discolored teeth). A number-tag is attached to each member's collar and when he strays the finder telephones or telegraphs the Tail-Waggers who notify the owner if and when the lost is found. Other advantages are free medical advice, six months' subscription to The Tail Wagger, official organ of the Tail Waggers' Club. The fee is $1 a year. Dogs have been entered from Korea, New Zealand, Persia, Iraq...
...Ejected from a restaurant, he soon found out what his mother never taught him, that if you were a nigger you were degraded. The thing to do was find a menial job. You could be a "sweetback" (Negro gigolo). Taylor was not, but he was chauffeur, porter, valet. Later he toured with Circusman Ringling. But he was not satisfied. Something new was growing in him now-he wanted to sing the woes of his race. Like many a Negro he felt a queerly mixed hatred and love of his people...