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This woman has been plucked bodily from one of his pre-war English society satires...
...large number of House activities this fall is an encouraging sign that the Houses may soon approach their pre-war peak and once again be more than just giant dormitories. But better scheduling of activities is needed...
Only 140 out of 722 candidates passed this year's exam according to results announced Tuesday by the Commonwealth's Board of Examiners, and Louis A. Toepfer, director of the Law School Placement Bureau, says this is just like pre-war days...
This gain in dean's list totals is remarkable in view of comparable figures compiled since 1920 when 19.6 percent of the College was in the first three groups. During the 20 years leading up to 1940-41, which was the best pre-war year, the percentage jumped to 31.8. It rose about three points over the following eight years...
Richard Stern, director of the German university's English seminar, writes that the American books are needed for some 300 students attending lectures on American literature. "Literary soldiers stripped the pre-war shelves," explains Stern...