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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Rumors that this year's Freshman class is the dullest in recent years were blasted yesterday when University Hall released statistics of the mid-year grades. Although the number of "C" marks has declined from 46.7 to 44.5 percent, the number of honor grades has increased from 35.2 to 37.4 percent...
Dean Phelps, furthermore, jokingly predicted a business slump, "because," he said, "the number of honor grades is inversely proportional to the welfare of general American business...
With the conclave rapidly disbanding and the Vatican returnin to normal life, the Holy Father went to the luxurious apartment which he had occupied as Secretary of State and which had been considered his "cell" (given the number 13) during his conclave. He telephoned his sisters Elizabella and Giuseppina told them his election gave them his blessing. He visited a devoted friend who had been ill during the conclave-Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggini. the ailing Prince raised himself to bow, murmering: "Holy Father. . . ." But the Pope said: "Ah, not for tonight. . . . Let me still be your Eugenio to my Francesco...
Example: there was a time, in the his tory of mathematics, when certain kinds of irrational and imaginary numbers were not "respectable." The ancient Greeks were shocked and embarrassed by such a number as the square root of two. Now these numbers are indispensable tools of science - just as political tenets which are not "respectable" today may be accepted as a matter of course tomorrow...
This brings the total number of nominees to 48, with 17 men for Class Day Committee, 25 for the Permanent Class Committee, and five for Class Secretary...