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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...definitely has not cut down the number of applicants, since 100 more men tried for entrance this year than last," Dr. Gummere continued. This was the largest number in Crimson history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Falling Population Curve Unseen, Says Gummere | 2/25/1939 | See Source »

While all three divisions are considered strong, it was in the opee class that the largest advantage, 7 to 2, was obtained over Hartford. The foil and sabre divisions each won by 5 to 4 margins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hartford Win Lifts Hopes Of Coach Rene Peroy's Fencers | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

First among last week's omens of better times was the news that steel operations reached a 1939 high of 53.4% of capacity and that U. S. Steel's January shipments were the largest in 15 months, with heavy steels rising in proportion to light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Steam Up | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...look-see into insurance began to diverge from the Armstrong pattern of 33 years ago. The Armstrong Commission was primarily interested in insurance by itself; the Monopoly Committee is out to survey "the economic power inherent in the vast investment funds controlled by insurance companies. . . ." Today the largest 49 legal reserve companies hold 11% of the U. S. debt, 9.9% of all outstanding municipal bonds, 22.9% of all railroad bonds, 22% of the public utility debt, 15% of the industrial debt, 14.5% of urban mortgages. The Metropolitan alone now invests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOVERNMENT: Swing Session | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...balance this present emphasis on victorious teams, the idea of a new trophy which would be presented to the house with the largest percentage participation in the athletic program has been suggested. This type of trophy would greatly aid in the success of the House Athletic Program in that it would favor the house which had the most rather than the best men on the field. Thus it would be in keeping with the original conception of house athletics which, far from producing athletes of varsity calibre, was to give each undergraduate an opportunity to compete in organized athletics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPIRITS FROM A CUP | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

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