Word: half
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Tremont -- "Floretta", Earl Carroll's half million dollar musical comedy, starring Leon Errol...
...present agitation for European confederation on a great scale is subject to two inherent and stubborn difficulties. The first is the Asiatic complex. Anything approaching world confederation must take account of the two enormous aggregations of population in India and China, which together include about half the human race. No world union is possible so long as this vast population might out-vote the rest of the globe. The second difficulty is that, if the majestic idea of a vast federation is actually carried out in Europe, two of the most important units must he omitted. The first of them...
...close races on the Charles. In the University race, rowed over the Henley distance in the basin, the crew stroked by P. H. Watts '31 was victor by a margin of six feet over the second boat to finish, stroked by D. B. Lawrence '31. About two and a half lengths behind Lawrence's crew was that of S. W. Swaim '32. One length to the rear was the crew of R. W. Pearson '31. This race was the final outdoor one for the year, and after a layoff, crew candidates will report for indoor practice, which is held...
...final class crew race of the season was won by the Sophomore group stroked by N. B. Talbot '32. His crew was followed by that of R. C. L. Timpson '31, one and a half lengths behind. This race was held over the one mile course in the basin...
...formerly, but a considerably smaller floor space will be taken up by the desks and tables than is new given over to them. The few remaining tables will be only for the use of those readers who are looking over the displays, or consulting them for small references. About half of the cases will be taken out, and much more space is to be used for exhibitions. In the old room there will still be kept shelves for books which certain undergraduate courses require. The cases about the wall of the upper Treasure Room will continue to hold many...