Word: parred
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...might be saying, knowing well how much was at stake. Wall Street guessed that Banker Wiggin, hero of many emergencies, would rise to the occasion. Yet how he would do it remained a mystery for many months. Even eleven days before the notes fell due they sold $2 below par, indicating there was still considerable doubt on how the problem would be handled. Last week, however, shrewd Banker Wiggin was glad to announce a ghost-laying party. The notes were redeemed as promised...
...apparently phase the laiter in the least when they found solacement in a passing wherry containing a large punch bowl and abundant cigareties, which they smoked contentedly as they rowed back to the boat house. Although not stipulated in the Student Council Report, many of the defeated, par men feel that the presedent showed with become permanently established in the future contests...
...responsibility for the success of English A now devolves on the instructors. Yet due to the lack of experience, which hampers many of its teachers, Freshman English does not arouse the interest it should. If the course were to be taught by more experienced instructors and placed on a par with similar courses in the University, its value as a foundation for the further study of English would be greatly increased...
...diamond drill 131 feet deep at Noranda startled the mining world by striking copper as well as gold. A town arose and the great Noranda mines were under way. In 1925 the 20,000 Noranda $100-par shares were split 100-for-one. At last week's price of $27 the old shares would be worth $2,700. At last year's high of $44 a share, Noranda's valuation was $96,000,000 against the original...
...Willie Macfarlane and Wiffy Cox: $5,000, the prize for a four-ball team golf tournament at Miami. In a play-off against Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen, Macfarlane played the first nine holes in 30, six under par, sinking five first putts. Lanky, hatchet-faced Scot Macfarlane distinguished himself once before in a playoff, when he beat Bobby Jones for the 1925 Open...