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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...effect on Farson as well. The South American neuroses of other foreigners were as bad or worse. The rare visitor able to cope with South American life seemed to Farson an even stranger specimen. In the Canal Zone he was dejected by the surfeit of night life, in other Latin-American cities by the lack of it. The natives were too rich or too poor. He alternately froze, sweat unmercifully, gasped for breath in the 12,000-ft. altitudes of the Andes. The farther he went, the sadder he got. So he named South America the "Sad Continent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: South American Jitters | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

Candidates must choose a piece of literature in either prose or poetry, from English, Latin, or Greek, Professor Hillyer said, and submitted to him for approval. Although the closing date of registration is March 1 at 5 o'clock, candidates may obtain time extensions for choosing their selections...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENTRY DATE ANNOUNCED FOR SPEAKING PRIZES | 1/13/1938 | See Source »

With the recently announced election of Edward K. Rand, Pope Professor of Latin, to the Institut de France, Harvard now has four members in this distinguished French academic society. Rand and Charles R. Lanman, Wales Professor of Sanskrit, Emeritus, are now colleagues in the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres of the Institut; and Professors George D. Birkhoff '05, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Philippe-Jules-Fern-and Baldensperger, professor of Comparative Literature, are members of other academies of the Institut...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Institut de France | 1/13/1938 | See Source »

Edward K. Rand, Pope Professor of Latin has been elected Corresponding Member of the Academic des Inscriptions at Belles Letires of the Institute de France, a leading French academic society, it was announced today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAND HONORED | 1/10/1938 | See Source »

Scoring at will, the Freshman sextet overwhelmed a weak Cambridge Latin team 9 to 1 yesterday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN SEXTET WINS | 1/7/1938 | See Source »

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