Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...mainly with Joseph Burnett's money (vanilla, Deerfoot Farms), St. Mark's in the words of the school prayer, has had "rich gifts bestowed upon it, and its courts thronged with youth." Deer-foot Farms are located in Southborough, and when the wind is in the right quarter Third Formers, whose dormitory faces East, are made well aware of their late benefactor's sausage plant.* So that St. Mark's boys may be further pork-conscious, each year on Founder's Day suckling pig is served. Eight or ten times in the school year Headmaster...
...Wood slanted over a field goal. Once Booth nearly got away but Bill Ticknor pulled him down by the back of his sweater. Harvard 10, Yale 6. Unhappy sequel: Victor Harding Jr., of Hubbard Woods, Ill., Harvard end, complained of fierce stomach pains after a scrimmage in the third quarter. His spleen was ruptured, had to be removed...
Bullish corporate developments late in the week were many. An extra dividend of 30¢ was declared by General Motors Corp. Radio Corp. of America, long the prime scoffing object of "inflation" criers, showed earnings of $8,729,389 for the third quarter, compared to $1,409,299 in the preceding quarter. Announcement was made that the $250,000,000 patent suit brought by Bethlehem Steel Corp. against United States Steel Corp. had been settled out of court. The Aviation Corp. announced it had used part of its $20,000,000 cash surplus to buy stocks other than aeronautical securities...
...They looked like a couple o Notre Dame teams after the first quarter. The tackling of both teams was vicious and decisive. One of the finest played games I have seen this year; the breaks decided it."--Allison Danzig, New York Times...
...Palmer, veteran Blue center and stroke of the victorious Yale crew, who will match cunning and deception on the defense with B. Ticknor today. When Hall, regular Yale quarter, is not in the game Palmer will have the unique dual job of playing center and calling signals at the same time. He does this to relieve Booth of the extra responsibility of directing play...