Word: mason
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South of the Mason-Dixon Line, peculiar problems present themselves. Neither property values or income levels are sufficient to raise adequate funds for decent schools. Mississippi, for example, spends 3.4 percent of its income for education as compared to New York's 2.5 percent. But in the former this adds up to only $400 per schoolroom per year, as opposed to $4000 for the same use in the Empire State. And the southern dual school system, with separate buildings and expensive duplication because of Jim Crow, adds to the difficulty. Clearly, many of these states cannot afford good schools...
Though Lincoln was born south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Illinois was his home state; and his birthday is a statewide sacred day. But in one little Illinois town last week, Abe Lincoln barely got a look-in on his birthday. The town of Sheldon (pop. 1,035) had a private holiday to celebrate, and every lamppost on the main street proclaimed it: "Lizzie Richardson Day, Golden Anniversary...
Expecting a flood of applicants for the honor of speaking at June Commencement, the Committee on Commencement Parts, headed by Mason Hammond '25, professor of Greek and Latin, yesterday announced that trials will be held next month to determine the one of two fortunate "cum laudes" who will address their classmates in June...
Second period--Farrell (R. Greeley), 0:48; Lewis (Harvey), 1:29; Burns (Murphy), 3:13; Burns (McIntyre), 5:04; Lewis, 6:57; Mason, 10:10; McCusker (Burns, Murphy), 16:23. Penalties: Corcoran, R. Greeley...
...many Londoners turned up the gas for heat. Dickins & Jones's big store was almost empty. It had one dissatisfied customer, who tried hard in the dark to distinguish between silk and linen materials. She muttered: "Drat this! I thought we'd finished with blackouts." In Fortnum & Mason's flower department a girl clerk said crossly: "I wish people wouldn't be so goodhearted about it all ... then maybe something could be done...