Word: sixteener
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...finally marries a pretty governess. But without the element of adolescence the plot would be too commonplace for mention, so the action revolves chiefly on the sentimental affairs of the 17-year-old Bobble Wheeler and his sister Cora, who has just attained the flapper age of sweet sixteen. The play is a comedy of incidents in the life of the Wheeler family; Bobble is burdened with the dark crime of having kissed the housemaid in "a moment of sensuosity," as he tragically confesses, while passionately in love with the governess, Miss Pinney,--"the most spiritual-minded woman...
...sharp contrast to the European countries, the United States has embarked upon a sudden and extravagant orgy of shipbuilding and increase in armament. Sixteen capital ships are being built, and millions of dollars will be expended in the effort to make our navy the "biggest in the world." America is bringing naval rivalry back once more...
...Yale defense showed its bull-dog characteristic when its goal-line was twice threatened. There was no question, however, where the offensive superiority lay. Harvard rushed the ball one hundred and ninety-five yards, while Yale gained only sixty-eight in this way. Harvard made sixteen first downs compared with five for Yale, but it was in the forward passing game that the eleven showed itself so vastly superior. The team started its passes in the first few plays and so successful were they, that sixteen were thrown during the game, of which nine were completed for a total gain...
...sixteen months which have elapsed since the signing of the Versailles Treaty have witnessed great changes in the governments of three of the "Big Four" nations. In France, M. Clemenceau, worn out with his arduous labors as Premier, sought the dignified but comparatively unimportant position of President. The French Parliament surprised the world by electing another man. The vote was generally deemed an expression of dissatisfaction with the "Tiger's" work in connection with the Peace Treaty. In Italy there have been several turnovers; Orlando was replaced by Nitti; the latter after resigning was reappointed, but was later succeeded...
...hole qualifying round of the University golf championship tournament will be played today on the Oakley Country Club course in Watertown. All men in the University, regardless of whether they are out for golf, are eligible to compete, and the sixteen men with the lowest medal scores will qualify. Day playing cards must be secured at the H. A. A. at the price of $1 by those who do not have memberships at Oakley, and all who compete must register at the first too before beginning play...