Word: proved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...John Barnard Associates' exhibit of books, which will be on view in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library until the spring vacation opens this morning. The exhibit should prove of great interest to undergraduates, for it is composed of a widely varied collection of books ranging from "Alice in Wonderland" to Chaucer, and including first editions, special impressions and many interesting autographs...
...whole collection has been assembled from words owned by students and should prove of particular interest. All the cases in the Treasure Room have been turned over to this exhibit and it is probable that a similar one, composed of works owned by the faculty, will be shown after the spring vacation...
More than a month of taciturn struggle at the Hotel Manhattan Square, Manhattan, served to prove U. S. chess brains are currently inferior to foreign. First prize ($2,000) in the International Chess Masters' Tournament was awarded to Jose R. Capablanca, Havana; second ($1,500) to Dr. Alexander Alekhine, Paris; third ($1,000) to Aron Nimzowitch, Copenhagen. Frank J. Marshall, New York, lone U. S. entry, had continuous difficulty with his cerebellum; finished last among the careful movers...
These are situations which may mean much or nothing. To some, they will seem but flimsy foundations for the outbreak of war, but on just such frailties have wars been built. When once alight, the flame is hard to quench. Nothing could prove this more strikingly than the memories which this anniversary evokes. The wave of patriotism and of war-hysteria began in minor size, but, once started, it carried everything before...
...month of April begins this year with a squad which has reached a higher point of development than any Coach Mitchell has had in recent years. The outdoor sessions, made possible at an earlier date than usual and the present excellence of the Soldiers Field turf, will undoubtedly prove a valuable asset later in the season, when the 36 game schedule will call for unusually good condition on the part of the players...