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...Maughan, who has already gained a reputation by his knack for clever dialogue surpasses himself in "Lady Frederick." Shaft after shaft of brilliant wit, always pertinent, is directed at the audience. A few examples will suffice...
...Shannon Post of the American Legion, will conduct the French general and his party to Soldiers Field, where picked men of the Artillery Unit, under the direction of Major R.C.F. Goetz, will fire a salute in the visitor's honor. The ceremony will take place near the Memorial Shaft in front of the Locker Building. The rest of the afternoon will be spent in watching the first football team practice and in visits to the various buildings of the University...
This little device, the work of the Bijur Motor Appliance Company of Hoboken, N. J., consists of a small 12-volt electric motor operated by a storage battery connected through a geared reduction to a Bijur automatic screw drive. On the end of the screw shaft is cut an 8-tooth pinion which meshes with a larger gear on the propellor shaft. The starter will turn over the engine at 40 to 50 r.p.m. with a consumption of 100 to 110 amperes and a maximum of 1300 foot-pounds is available on the engine crank shaft, for breaking loose...
...large auditorium building is the third of the series of suggestions for a memorial in honor of the members of the University who gave their lives in the great war. In previous issues of the CRIMSON, the plans for a new gymnasium, and a memorial shaft to be erected in a park on the west bank of the Charles River were briefly considered. This article will deal with the possibilities, offered by an auditorium as a memorial to the University's dead...
...side between Harvard square and the river; the construction of a hotel opposite the site of the Widener Library, with an adequate assembly hall and convention hall in the rear; and the regulation of the general style of architecture to conform with the present plans. A marble or granite shaft on the further bank of the Charles would harmonize with these plans and would serve as a lasting memorial to the University dead...