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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Castle, Del., where the whipping post contrasts strangely with a "model'' prison system. Warden Elmer Joseph Leach, denouncer of whippings which he has to administer, has developed at New Castle the unique plan of his predecessor Warden Plummer. Over the 600 convicts stand only three guards. The inmates are given prison keys, allowed to work unguarded outside the prison walls, permitted to drive trucks to Wilmington unaccompanied. Escapes are rare. The convicts themselves deliver discipline, ostracize rule-breakers. The inmates are given piecework, earn money for cigarets. clothes, sweets. During the day they wear blue denim work clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Stone Upon Stone | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

...Newberry, Saint Mark's School; G. M. Noss. Boston Latin School; Sidney Olans, Boston Latin School; H. I. Orentlicher, Brockton High School; R. H. Packard, Classical High School; Isadore Paisner, Brookline High School; J. W. Peirce, Saint Mark's School; R. F. Pickarski, Boston Latin School; E. E. Post, Saint Mark's School; Albert Pratt, Newton Country Day School; Richard Proskauer, Loomis Institute; E. C. Pugh, Browne and Nicllois School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 157 FRESHMEN WIN ENTRANCE HONORS | 11/15/1929 | See Source »

...notch condition. These two players were in uniform yesterday and were given a light workout. It is not likely, however, that they will be used tomorrow against the Crusaders Douglas was back in action again. He played at left end, but Harding, who has held down this wing post all week, was not on the field, owing to a late class. Which one of these will start tomorrow is undecided, but it seems that Harding may get the call. Captain Barrett was given another much-needed day of rest, Davis filling in at left tackle. There were no lineup changes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPEED AND TIMING STRESSED BY TEAM | 11/15/1929 | See Source »

There were no changes in the University lineup. Captain Barrett was given the day off while Davis took his left tackle post. Douglas was not in action either, but the regular end will be ready for service Saturday. Huguley was in uniform jogging around the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COACHES FALL BEFORE ATTACK OF REGULARS | 11/14/1929 | See Source »

...visiting professor is now at Munich, where he teaches American culture and civilization. Before he took that post he had held the place of professor of German at Cornell during 189-93, at the University of Chicago for the years 1893-1906, and at Brown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VON KLENZE WILL LECTURE HERE DURING SECOND HALF | 11/12/1929 | See Source »

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