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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mile and a quarter mark, Bill Rowe proved his ability to raise the stroke by raising the beat to a good thirty-eight. The strong fast sprint roughened the crew's form a bit, but not enough to hurt the spacing too noticeably. The sprint was held until the end of the race and as the crew crossed the finish, the sweeps were cutting out a sharp thirty-nine...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Varsity Oarsmen Outclass Rutgers, Tech, B.U.; Batsmen Take Third Straight Victory at Penn | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

...proceeded to tag individual columnists with some typical Ickes' characterizations. Walter Lippmann "would never even break his wooden sword unless he should trip over it in a minuet." Dorothy Thompson, "the Cassandra of the columnists*. . . a sincere and earnest lady who is trying to cover too much ground." Mark Sullivan "would be missed . . . even if the world would still manage nicely without the pontifications that waddle through his worried columns." Frank R. Kent "delights in cruel jibes and acidulous comment that he will direct at a straw man." Boake Carter "could enter any intellectual goldfish swallowing contest." Arthur Krock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Calumny | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

...Mark Jones, president of the Akron Belting Co., likes to tell teachers what is wrong with U. S. education. His theme last week: let the nation's educators dispel some costly national "illusions"; to wit, equality, security, collective bargaining, economic planning, democracy. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Mr. Jones | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

...footnotes on the American temperament seem characteristic rather than unique in The Oregon Trail. As readers follow the footprints of their forbears over the plains they get a warm picture of them-a great people for carving their names on rocks and monuments, as if determined to leave some mark on the face of their enormous country; violent but good-natured, naive but shrewd, poetic without knowing it, unintimidated by distance and too engrossed in their struggles with nature to bear grudges for long. And at the end of the 2,000-mile road they can understand William Clark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Haunted Highway | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

...five position has been Coach Team Bolles' biggest problem Wait Kernan, four man last spring has been switched to starboard to fill the vacancy caused by Gardiner's graduation. Finishing far out to port, consistently catching late and missing water, Kernan remains the question mark of the Bolles boat...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Crimson Crews To See First Action Today | 4/22/1939 | See Source »

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