Word: priore
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sympathetic and scholarly survey of the period which is commonly called the renaissance. In accord with his theories he avoids this term, however, because of its popular implication that the culture of this period was of a distinct and original character and not a gradual growth out of prior time...
Penn State, which maintained the leadership prior to last week in the number of points scored, was forced to relinquish its position to the Army, which by its 90 to 0 landslide over Bowdoin leaped into first place with a total of 315 points. Williams also, due to its 50-14 rout of Wesleyan, went ahead of Penn State, showing an aggregate of 305 against the State...
...restricting credit practically insured a business readjustment unaccompanied by a financial panic. For "higher interest rates do not spell disaster, but safety, provided they are applied in time." In the opinion or Professor W. M. Persons, statistician of the committee, if we had the old banking system which existed prior to 1914, the present crisis would very likely have seen expansion to the bursting point. In regard to the Boston banking trouble, Professor Persons stated, "I believe that the failures of the trust companies were purely local phenomena, and do not indicate weakness in the general banking situation, even...
...more than keen competition for the University hill and dalers. Columbia, Dartmouth, Yale, Cornell, Colgate and Syracuse will strive for the honors won last year by Princeton. The race will start in front of Syracuse University and will end in the Stadium, after the fashion of Olympic Marathons, just prior to the opening of the football game between the Orange and Pittsburg...
...States, or while a student of any university of learning. 2. Registration: The last registration day is October 16 except in towns under 10,000 which have until October 23. But upon affidavit by an elector showing that he was unable to register by reason of absence or sickness prior thereto, such person may register on election day and vote. 3. Absentee voters: Any person who is in attendance at an institution of learning or a person who because of his business will be absent on election day, may vote by mail. Application for ballot must be on special form...