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Very different is the attitude at Samarkand toward the two greatest Khans.* The natives seem indifferent that the conquests of these two mighty princes made them dreaded and obeyed from Poland and Peking to India. For some reason the sack of Samarkand by Jenghiz Khan is treasured up in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: SAMARKAND | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

But Harvard alone is not to be favored by this cinematic condescension; all the "leading" colleges of the East and West will be visited. The date announced, for the Cantabridgian invasion is April 23, but it is expected that when First National hears that at this time its prospective stars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Advent of Cinema Scouts to Bring Joy to Owners of Grecian Profiles--Hollywood Seeks Shipment of College Apollos | 3/31/1927 | See Source »

The gong rings; Mike staggers to his corner, weary, bleeding. Through the ropes springs Mike's marcelled second with water-bucket, sponge, bottle, towel. Mike rests for a short minute while motherly hands wash red from his eyes and mouth, fan his wilting torso. Mike hears calm, sage advice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Matronly Second | 3/28/1927 | See Source »

For years a gaunt Englishman has lain paralyzed in the village of Grez-sur-Loing, France, unable to go among men and hear them praise his music as "greatest in England since Purcell [17th Cen-tury]" and even "ranking with the greatest of all time." He is Frederick Delius, onetime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Masters | 3/28/1927 | See Source »

"Another contrast between the English and American sportsman lies in the greater sense of personal discipline of the former", declared Henry. "One often hears that English athletes are surprisingly lax about training, but on that point I disagree. True, ale may be in evidence at an Oxford training table, but...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH SPORT IS NOT BASED ON ORGANIZATION | 3/28/1927 | See Source »

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