Word: sixteener
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...feature of the second dance of the season given by the University Band in the Living Room of the Union from 8.30 to 12.30 this evening, the band has been divided into two orchestras of sixteen pieces each, to furnish continuous music during the entire evening. The four patronesses of the dance, as announced yesterday, are Mrs. Lowell, Mrs. L. B. R. Briggs, Mrs. F. L. Kennedy, and Mrs. R. B. Perry...
...race held Saturday between the first and second University crews and the Union Boat Club crew over the mile course in the basin, the second crew rowed home to victory in five minutes and sixteen seconds, half a length ahead of the first crew and a length and a half in the lead of the Boat Club. Although it was originally planned to hold the race over the mile and seven-eighths course from Cottage Farm Bridge to the Union Boat House, the high wind and rough water made this impossible. The second boat got away to a good start...
President Eliot was born in Boston on March 20, 1834. After receiving his early education at the Boston Latin School, he entered the University at the age of sixteen years. He received his A.B. in 1853 and his A.M. in 1857. After his graduation he served as an assistant professor of chemistry for several years. In 1869 he became President of Harvard University, holding this position until he resigned in 1909. Since that time he has devoted himself chiefly to letters, his articles on political subjects, written for the daily papers, particularly the New York Times, have been widely read...
...prove conclusively that several radical parties are actively sengaged in conspiracies for the overthrow of the United States government by force. The propaganda disseminated by these radicals had already resulted in numerous cases of loss of life and destructionof property. This has been acomplished bythe inciting of discontented workers, sixteen per cent, of whom are aliens. The present laws are inadequate to prevent the spreach of propaganda; therefore, a Federal law should be enacted to meet the impraative need...
...Society, will have its first public presentation at the Club theatre, 1 Winthrop Square, at 8 o'clock this evening. The play is a modern musical comedy with an Oriental setting, and is written by R. Gerould '20 in collaboration with S. W. Hovey '21. Sixteen of the musical numbers were composed by M. H. Dill '20 and the other two are by P. J. Philbin '20. W. A. Duerr '20 is the author of most of the lyrics...