Word: pennsylvania
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...practically unknown in South America, outside of the highest educational circles. As a rule, people of high standing in general public affairs either do not know of the University's existence, or else have vague ideas concerning it. To them, education in the United States connotes Columbia, Yale, and Pennsylvania; for in past years the lecturers which these universities have sent to South America--at very indefinite intervals, to be sure--have given the well-informed classes their only knowledge of our university activity. Professor Bingham of Yale, Professor Rowe of Pennsylvania, and Professor Shepherd of Columbia...
...twenty-second annual relay race carnival, to be held on Franklin Field, Philadelphia, on Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. The invitations have not been out a week, but 30 colleges have already declared they will be represented. Among them are the University, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Cornell, Pennsylvania State, and Michigan. There is a great deal of interest in the mile relay race, which Pennsylvania won last year, making a world's record for the distance. The University has lost but one of last year's team which raced. Pennsylvania, R. Tower '15. The other three...
...signal corps, completely equipped with regulation military apparatus, has been provided for the student regiment at the Pennsylvania State College. About twenty students from the freshman companies have been detailed to the signalling squad, and they will be organized for field work with the opening of the second semester tomorrow. The college wireless tower, erected as a memorial by the class of 1912, will serve as an important station in the signalling work...
...Lecture on the "Organization of the Traffic Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad" by Mr. R. C. Wright in Emerson...
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 28, 1916.-- The University of Pennsylvania fencing team defeated the Harvard team here tonight by a 5 to 4 score. The contest was unusually close and hard fought. E. P. Hamilton. '19 did the best work of the evening, although he won only one match while B. S. Nichols '16 won two bouts. Captain W. H. Russell '18 was slightly off form, winning but one match...