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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...France who were kept arguing until 3:30 r. m. in their efforts to make a clear cut demand that Czechoslovakia "yield unconditionally." Every hour counts when it is a question of mobilization and counter mobilization -even more when it was a question of how Dr. Benes could gain precious hours in which anti-Nazi public opinion could emerge from groping bewilderment in Britain and France, begin to gather strength against Germany and her demands...
...Many people purposely take only a small amount since "iodine is used chiefly by essentially immature persons at ages when they have failed to gain attention and satisfaction and bid for these by sensational means." Largest group of iodine drinkers, added Dr. Moore, are females between 14 and 20 (they are home near a medicine cabinet most of the time). Largest group of males are between 26 and 30. Whether they know that an ordinary gulp of iodine is seldom fatal, Dr. Moore could not say. He inclined to think not, however, since druggists glue a suggestive skull and bones...
McLaughry has geared his men to watch Harlow's aerials and open razzle-dazzle, but it seems likely that the Crimson will gain most of their groundage by straight plunges and off-tackle spinners. Brown had a tough time with its tackles for this year, since four of the experienced boys failed to meet the scholastic edge required by the Providence deans. Hence they are starting two gridmen converted from other positions...
Contrary to the general upward trend Harvard college enrollment has dropped from 3703 to 8640, largely because of the limit of 1000 placed on the Freshman class. Greatest gain is in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, with 880 students instead of last year...
Censorship of the press has become a live issue on the Dartmouth campus this year, as University authorities there are moving to gain control of the "Dartmouth", Hanover undergraduate daily...