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Into the great shadowy entry of Princeton's Gothic gymnasium trooped a little group of ardent alumni, exathletes, coaches last week. Pausing beneath faded track-meet banners and beside cabinets of tarnished loving cups, they climbed to the balcony to unveil and inspect a gleaming row of 13 huge murals glorifying Princeton athletics from football to fencing...
...over the hills in Wright and Howell Counties hunting for Indian mounds. After several weeks' search I asked if any mounds had been found, and the answer was, 'Nope; but we're still hunting for them.'... In another county a bedbug inspector was employed to inspect the mattresses which the relief agencies dealt out to those who would vote the straight Democratic ticket...
Included in the itinerary of Mr. Harlow, who has entrained from Westminster, Maryland, for a three day stay here, is a meeting with President Conant, with members of the present coaching staff, and with some of the players who will come under his guidance in September. He will also inspect the athletic plant and receive a general introduction to Harvard...
...detecting a listening set, but Scotland Yard has evolved a van full of impressive looking gadgets. This vehicle rumbles about, stopping here & there at random. "Our detector indicates that perhaps you have a wireless," a courteous bobby tells an English householder who is paying no tax. "May we inspect your premises?" Premises are inspected until sooner or later a bootleg receiver is found, and Scotland Yard scores again with its purely psychological detector...
...expected that Harlow will arrive in Cambridge next week to inspect the athletic equipment at Harvard and meet present officials and coaches. He will be in charge of Spring football practice and will not coach any other sport...