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...bridge when completed will be for pedestrians only. It will be a great convenience for men living across the river, since it will materially shorten the distance to and from classes in college buildings...
From time immemorial, farmers have planted their root crops in the dark of the moon, though scientists state it is mere superstition. Similarly, though summer schools now flourish, the real tubers of Education-are not set in until the days begin to shorten. Last week marked the world-wide beginning of mankind's annual effort to keep posterity abreast of the times...
...possible, however, that the footbridge from the Business School to Memorial Drive, just below Standish Hall, will be constructed by next fall, which will shorten this distance considerably...
...same time the committee approved the proposal to shorten the distance of the intercollegiate cross-country event from six miles with hurdles to five miles without hurdles. The committee also voted that competition in I. C. A. A. A. A. meets be limited to three years for individual athletes and that men having competed three years for one college may not compete for any other college in an I. C. A. A. A. A. meet. This rule is effective September...
...reason that the House does not take kindly to the measure is that it will shorten the terms of members in office at the time of the ratification and since Congressmen serve only two years instead of six years as do the Senators, they are more concerned about the measure...