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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...clock Dr. John Mills, Director of Publications, Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York City, will lecture on "The Photo Electric Cell and its Uses in Communication", illustrated by talking motion pictures. Dr. Mills is a writer on scientific subjects who is already well known through his popular books, such as "Within the Atom" and "A Radio Engineer's Letters to His Son." The photo electric cell is the key to much of the recent development in television and talking motion pictures
...stands, sits, walks, talks, turns, twists, wiggles his ears and even on occasion shows his teeth in a vicious gesture. Such is the mechanical man, known as Eric Robot, now being exhibited at the Tremont Temple in Boston...
...possibility of Harvard's obtaining the services of Congressman R. B. Wigglesworth '12 of Milton, to serve as strategist next year was also mentioned yesterday. Wigglesworth, who acted in this capacity under Haughton and Fisher, is known as one of the best tacticians in the football world. His duties as representative of the fourteenth district in Congress, and various sojourns abroad have kept him away from Cambridge during recent football seasons. He has not yet been approached by the Harvard authorities, but it was learned from Mr. Bingham that the University would welcome his services should he find himself able...
...life in Cambridge about 1750. At that time there existed a strong sense of rivalry between different fire companies as to which would first arrive on the scene of the fire, when one occurred, and enjoy the privilege of extinguishing it. This rivalry was particularly keen between the well-known companies, the Boston Bullies and the Cambridge Catamounts, and it is with the competition between these two organizations that the play largely deals...
Insofar as the out-lay of the new Houses in the imminent building campaign, has been made known by the University authorities, it seems that the Freshman dormitories are definitely incorporated in the plan. With one unit on the site now occupied by the power plant, one behind Gore, and another one possibly on the river front beyond McKinlock, the inference is that Smith Halls will form another House as will Standish, Gore and McKinlock combined. With the new Houses surrounding the Freshman dormitories, it certainly seems far safer to move the Freshmen to the Yard than...