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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...name of the author of this letter, who is himself a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, is withheld by request...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Other Point of View | 12/5/1928 | See Source »

...years, was above it all, irreproachable. The grand jury hoped and trusted this was so, but continued its inquiry. Things were looking up for Director Davis. Nevertheless, one day last week, Mayor Harry Arista Mackey bustled into the mayoral office and, without pausing to remove his overcoat, dictated a letter to Director Davis announcing that he (Davis) was resigning. It pained him to do this, said Mayor Mackey, but it was "the only wise thing." It was "no reflection upon his [Davis'] integrity in the slightest degree" but Mayor Mackey perceived that Philadelphia's police department needed reorganizing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Philadelphia | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

...motored plane was a system of double planes, resembling box-kites fastened one to another in the general shape of the letter T. A very light and powerful petrol motor drove two light propellers at high speed. The pilot sat at the juncture of the T. On its first recognized flight (in France) that Santos-Dumont T-plane flew 220 metres in 21 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Brazil's Aeronaut | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

Prospects for a successful wrestling team are unusually good this year in spite of a difficult schedule, and the fact that there are only three letter men as a nucleus for this year's team. The returning veterans are Captain Joseph Lifrak '29, G. N. Burns '30, and Nathanicl Walker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRESTLING TEAM SHOWS PROMISE | 12/1/1928 | See Source »

Coach Stubbs said that in spite of the promising material which was available both Yale and Dartmouth were slated to have good teams and that there were grounds for over confidence. Although there are six letter men returning he said that no position on the team was certain. He also announced that a larger squad will be retained this year to train them for another year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUAD OF 60 ATTENDS FIRST HOCKEY MEETING | 11/27/1928 | See Source »

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