Word: lied
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Slantwise across the Mediterranean lie the 15 Balearic Islands, of which three-Majorca, Minorca and Iviza-are large enough to show even on small scale maps. For over 200 years, Britain has cast hungry eyes on these islands that parallel her lifeline to the East, and in 1708, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain actually captured Minorca, held it on and off for over 50 years and held Majorca almost as long. Three years ago it was no secret to European war offices that British firms and British military engineers were said to be building vast fortifications around...
Word that on Saturday the band will make bigger and better noise than ever and will out gyrate even its own spectacular gyrations comes as no surprise to those on the "inside" to the group's quite efficiency. More than blows of air through brass lie behind a good band, and in the handling of the money situation the organization has shown the same determination with which it practices five hours for each five minutes of display. The formation of the Harvard Band Trust, just announced, is evidence of high interest and loyalty to the band by its members, boding...
...saga of Harold E. Dahl, the U. S. aviator who fell into Rightist hands while fighting for the Leftist air-force and whose pretty wife has interceded on his behalf with General Franco, this week comes to its climax-Aviator Dahl's trial. Moaned he last week: "I lie in this cell at night and think of her and myself alone together on some South Seas island. . . . Then I come to and say 'What's the use? I'm going to be bumped off by a firing squad...
...Italian visitors for the Waldorf since 1932. She arranged her first Waldorf workers' show last year, but that was small pumpkins compared to this. Silver plaques and cash prizes ($10-$2.50) were awarded in four classes: culinary art, art work, needlework and miscellaneous crafts. Judges included President Jonas Lie of the National Academy of Design, McClelland Barclay, George Biddle. Arthur William Brown. Dean Cornwall. Hal Phyfe. Most striking fact about the watercolors. photographs, oils, drawings and caricatures of Waldorf workers was that virtually none of them bore any relation to the life of the hotel. Some of the prize...
...discovered, and interviews arranged with the proper employers. It should be borne in mind at all times, however, that the Placement Office, while leading a student right up to trough of employment, cannot get the job for him. Dean Plimpton's office will help him learn where his talents lie, and who is offering employment in that particular field, but it will still remain up to the student to do the rest...