Word: lasting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...memory of Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge '19, who was killed by a fall of his aeroplane in France last fall, the Liberty Loan Committee of New England has offered a cup to be presented to the member of the flying circus who makes the fastest time in a race from Springfield to Boston. Originally scheduled for Thursday the race was postponed until today on account of inclement weather and high winds. If good weather prevails the aviators, six in number, will start from Springfield about 9 o'clock this morning, and will arrive over Boston between...
...inches. The other record broken was the javelin throw also by Bartels, beating Berry's 1915 record of 158 feet, 6 3-4 inches by 1 foot, 1-2 inch. B. E. Legendre of Georgetown University won the Pentathalon with 14 points, and Bartels of Pennsylvania, last year's holder, was second with 20 points...
...talk to the University Committee last night, W. L. W. Field, Executive Chairman of the New England, Committee for schools and colleges, said that he was pleased with the amount of the subscriptions, but that the number of individual purchasers was not sufficient. He emphasized the fact that a $50 note can be purchased by paying $5 now, $5 in July, and $10 a month for the four following months. Mr. Field said that he hoped that every member of the University would subscribe, making a unanimous quota...
...motion pictures,--one a Mack Sennett comedy called "The Summer Girl," and the other "He Comes Up Smiling," featuring Douglas Fairbanks. There will be the usual light refreshments, and music by Sandel's Jazz Band. This is the first meeting of the class since the war and the last before the week of Class...
Dean, Yeomans sailed last February to take up the position of Assistant Director of the American University Union in Paris, which post he has since occupied. At the time of his departure for France, the duration of his leave of absence had not been definitely determined, but it was thought probable that he would return by the end of the summer. Whether the Dean will be here at the beginning of the second term in February to resume his duties at the University, the College Office is not as yet able...