Word: rand
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...circus travel "as far inland as Beaumont, Tex." This city is a port, according to Rand McNally, the Southern Pacific Railroad, my own observations, the United States Shipping Board and other authorities. Of course if Mr. Tully insists that it is inland perhaps you can prevail upon these authorities to change their statements...
Died. Charles Frederick Rand, 70, famed engineer, onetime President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers; onetime Chairman of the Engineering Foundation; near West Orange, N. J. He was one of three engineers honored by membership in the "Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain," was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French Government in 1921, was decorated by Alfonso XIII of Spain...
...committee directing the transition from the lecture system to the tutorial in the Biology department consists of Oakes Ames 98, W. H. Rand '98, and W. J. Crozier '18. This committee had announced that members of the Class of 1927 may choose this spring between the usual final examinations in courses within the field of concentration or a general examination on the subject matter in the field of concentration...
...following received reappointments L. E. Mack Oberlin, 25, to continue graduate studies at Radcliffe; Dorothy Rand, Smith '26, to continue graduate study in Europe under the direction of Radcliffe; Esther Seaver, Beloit 24, to continue study in Europe under the direction of Radcliffe; G. L. Stout, Iowa '21, to continue graduate study at Harvard; Bertha H. Wiles, Wisconsin 18, to continue graduate studies at Radcliffe; G. E. Downing, Chicago '25, to pursue graduate study at Harvard...
...Freschl of Holeproof Hosiery, Milwaukee,* told a trouble last week: "Suddenly, somewhere, some woman conceived the idea of black shoes and champagne colored stockings. The idea spread Variations of style followed quickly. Where 480 styles of stockings were carried in 1920, the company now has to carry 6006." Remington Rand Inc. Chairman Benjamin La Fon Winchell of Remington Typewriter explained the pending merger of his company with Rand-Kardex (visible indexes), Baker-Vawter (filing cabinets) and Dalton Adding Machine: "Throughout the world these concerns are duplicating their selling efforts [through 4,500 field representatives] to an extent which insures good...