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...winter competition is the shortest of the three-competitions open to each class, and is of less than nine weeks duration. It is broken into two periods by the Christmas holiday which considerably alleviates its strain. It culminates shortly after the examination period, during which time the work of candidates is considerably curtailed in order that the competition might interfere as little as possible with the grades of the competing...
...Eckener explained. "She demonstrated that . . . but I am not going to pick out the worst day to start for America. . . . Moreover the weather will determine whether we travel 4,000 miles or 6,000 miles. . . . Naturally I would like best to choose the northern route which is the shortest. . . . From the moment we reach the European coast we will need from 45 to 80 hours for the actual crossing. . . . After the fortieth hour don't worry if you do not hear from us for a long time...
Asked as to what his most thrilling experience has been, the Count told of a time when he was hedged in by a blockade of British ships. "Luck was with me. Tremendous hurricane, and it was the shortest day of the year, December 21. It was dark from 4 in the afternoon till 9.30 the next morning. It was only a pirate's chance. We run. Then we get out of the blockade and thank God for our escape when we meet an 18,000 ton cruiser and were examined by her for two hours. I was a Norwegian captain...
...Peace and Good Will from Coolidge." An excited restauranteur sprinkled champagne in the street over which he was to pass. National Holiday was declared. Speeches. Eight hundred native school children held a "sing song" for him in front of the U. S. Legation. He made one of his shortest speeches: "I thank you for the reception accorded me." No references were made in the adjectivally enthusiastic press to the recent fatal fighting between natives and U. S. Marines...
...Harvard Debating Council announces a competition for the position of Second Assistant Manager. The competition wil start with a meeting at 2 o'clock today in Stoughton 23. It will last through the English Debate at Symphony Hall on October 28, making it the shortest managerial competition in the University. In previous years the competition has been held later in the year and has been of longer duration. This year however, it has been decided to make a change in view of the general interest that surrounds the Symphony Hall debates, giving the candidates an opportunity to understand the staging...