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According to announcements made yesterday by the Committee on the Choice of Vocations, Mr. A. M. White '92 has been forced to lengthen his appointments because of the large number of men that have signed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CURTISS AND WHITE ON HAND FOR VOCATIONAL CONFERENCES | 3/14/1924 | See Source »

...referendum to the Swiss people on a new article in the Factory Law, making it possible for factories to extend the working week from 48 to 54 hours, was defeated by a majority of more than 117,000 votes. Under the existing law, factories are empowered to lengthen the week only four hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWITZERLAND: Work Enough | 3/3/1924 | See Source »

...aware with what keenness he confronts new political, social and moral problems and plans new battles know that this is not his last word. That he has lived to give such advice as his own habits permit him to offer at 89 to others should help to lengthen the lives of those who come after him and make life happier while they are living longer. May he be able to add not only to his years, but also to the debt under which his serene but adventurous spirit has placed his own country and the world. He declined an Ambassadorship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENT | 3/26/1923 | See Source »

...Juniors have made applications for rooms in the Senior dormitories for next winter, the 1918 Senior Dormitory Committee will lengthen its office hours in Phillips. Brooks House and some member of the committee may now be found there daily, except Saturday, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Blank applications may be obtained at Leavitt and Peirce's and the Union as well as from the committee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FEW APPLICATIONS RECEIVED | 1/9/1917 | See Source »

...half from the start, a group of about ten, among whom were Jones, Berna and Withington, were in the lead. These three continued to keep together, Withington generally setting the pace, until after the four mile mark was passed. Then Jones took the lead and began to lengthen out the distance between himself and Berna, and Berna in turn began to gain on Withington. Before long Withington had dropped behind McCurdy, and in the last half mile was passed by Harmon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL WON CROSS-COUNTRY | 11/27/1911 | See Source »

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