Word: slotted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Several years ago a slot was put in Widener for books returned at night, but owing to lack of use, it was shortly removed. This method of returning books was kept, however, in the Freshman Library, and became increasingly popular up to last year, when it went the way of the old library building. The present demand for application of some such system to the University Library shows that it has now become genuinely useful. Not only would it be a great convenience for students, but it would much facilitate the borrowing of books from the reading rooms...
...expected to veto the Long plan if it were passed (TIME, Sept. 21). Then Governor Long went too far in his exhortations. He declared the Texas Legislature was being swayed by paid lobbyists, "blandished with wine, women and money, bought like a sack of corn, paid off like a slot machine...
Angelo Casale of Brooklyn wanted to ride on the subway but had no nickel. Ingenious, he carried water in a folding cup to the turnstile slot, poured it in. The water completed the electrical contact, allowed him to enter the subway. But a watchman caught him, had him sent to jail for two days...
...daily for years. The famed Bank Club, however, was preparing to knock out a wall to provide larger quarters for the gamesters. Each game was taxed $50 a month, 50%, of which will go to the city in which it is collected, the remainder split between county and State. Slot machines were licensed at $10 a month. Although the State passed an antigambling law in 1910. since 1915 open card games have been permitted...
From Princeton comes the news that as a result of a request made by the Undergraduate Library Committee arrangements have been made so that reserved books may be returned between midnight and eight o'clock in the morning. For this purpose a slot has been installed in the main door of the library...