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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Twenty-three members attended the first meeting of Le Cercle Francais, held last night at 8 o'clock in Lowell House D-12. Ten of these were Freshmen, while the majority of the remainder were students attending for the first time. This was an exceptionally large turnout for the first meeting of the year...
...Le Cercle Francais will hold its opening meeting this evening in Lowell D-12, it was announced last night by John D. Kernan '34, president. Old members will report at 7.30 o'clock for a short business meeting, while new men interested in joining will come at 8 o'clock...
...settlement. Mr. Jay reasoned, and delayed. Mr. Adams fumed, and delayed. Dr. Franklin told stories, between twinges of gout, and delayed. Mr. Oswald ceded to the colonies all the land to the Father of Waters. October, in process of time, became November; Dr. Franklin became more friendly with le Comte. Mr. Oswald gave up the province of Maine, fishing rights, even George III's treasured indemnities to the Tories. Dr. Franklin wavered, he had hoped for Canada and cash reparations; but the French had betrayed him. He signed. Jay signed. Adams signed...
...following day Dr. Franklin went to le Comte de Vergennes, and showed the minister the new treaty. He suggested that France give America, oh, perhaps another 20,000,000 francs. De Vergennes protested; certainly it could not be done, and America had violated the conditions of alliance. "But," said Franklin, "how happy the British would be to see a quarrel between their late foes!" He received the money...
...civilian pilot named Gustave Le Moine last week took an airplane up from Yillacoublay Airfield, military airdrome near Paris. Two hours later he came down with a new world record for airplane altitude: 45,264 ft. (Old record: Capt. Cyril F. Uwins...