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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...August 1941, the St. Roch and her crew nosed their indomitable way from Cambridge Bay into the unknown water wasteland of Pasley Bay. Dropping anchor in a storm to save themselves from reefs, they were caught for eleven months when open water turned suddenly to eight feet of ice. "We struck a very bad season," said Sergeant Larsen, whose idea of a good season would frighten most men to death. The men blasted huge ice floes and icebergs threatening the uniquely tough hull of the St. Roch, which was copper sheathed and overlaid with ice-resisting Australian ironbark...
Frustrated Old Howard fans who think they'll save time by substituting "Sweater Girl" for Rose La Rose are going to be sorely disappointed. The only element of "Sweater Girl" that Will Hays could raise even one eyebrow at is the title. Otherwise, Mr. Hays couldn't find enough sex to overcome a mysteriously unmysterious mystery plot, a lot of mugging by June Preisser and Eddie Brucken and a generally corny presentation of a couple of excellent songs...
...problem might be solved by distributing more than one copy of the textbooks of these three courses to the various House libraries. But to get an equitable distribution would be more complex and expensive than to re-open Boylston. The College Library will not save more than $1000 by keeping Boylston closed all year. Furthermore, a librarian can be transferred from Widener to Boylston without disastrously crippling the staff. He should be transferred immediately. Boylston should be re-opened at once. In three weeks November hours will send three men to fill every single chair in the University's lone...
...present system provides for students signing pledges to save a fixed sum per week through the Houses, but no police organization to insure fulfillment of these promises was deemed necessary by Swift's committee...
...List's opponent, General Melnik, well knows that such barriers, even when snow clogs the high mountain passes, are not enough to save the Caucasus. Observed Red Star; "No natural obstacle can prevent enemy advances unless it is backed by fire power and men." Melnik, commander of the Red Army's southernmost wing, is more a flat-country fighter than a mountaineer (TIME, Oct. 12), but he is also an expert guerrilla tactician...