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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Entertaining as this club for such it now seems may be to its members, its detrimental effect on the nerves and scholarly intentions of those vainly attempting to "cram" at immediate tables should recommend the emphatic and quite justifiable advice to "go hire a hall." We can scarcely tolerate the existence of an association which so deliberately ignores not merely the rules of the library but the basic elements of human courtesy. "What are you doing tonight, Bill?"--"Going to 'study,' I guess."--"All right, meet you up at the table at 7.30." This would appear to be the formula...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SILENCE IS GOLDEN | 1/15/1921 | See Source »

...first a smoking room; then when I had a little more money in hand I would found a dormitory; then after that, or more properly with that, a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had money over that I couldn't use, I would hire a professor and get some textbooks...

Author: By Joseph LEITER ., (SPECIAL ARTICLE FOR THE CRIMSON) | Title: OUR OLD MOTHER ADVOCATE SCRATCHES HER GRAY HEAD | 12/17/1920 | See Source »

...first a smoking room; then when I had a little more money in hand I would found a dormitory, then after that, or more properly with that, a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had money over that I couldn't use, I would hire a professor and get some textbooks. --New York Times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stephen Leacock's idea of a University | 11/15/1920 | See Source »

...figures show that for the present, at least, these apprehensions are unjustified. Moreover, the amendment is in conflict with the present Japanese treaty which permits Japanese residents to "own, hire, and occupy houses, manufactories, warehouses, shops and premises, and lease lands for residential and commercial purposes." The amendment als seems to conflict with the 14th amendment to the constitution which says that "no state shall deny to any person with in its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CALIFORNIA'S ACTION | 11/8/1920 | See Source »

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