Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chief of the U. S. Army engineers, rose to his feet. General Jadwin reiterated the army-engineer insistence upon levees as the backbone of flood prevention. He said that though the flood has submerged 20,000 square miles, it would have submerged 30,000 had levees not restricted its spread. General Jadwin also attacked the popular theory that reforestation would prevent future floods; he pointed out that in 1844, when the valley was thickly forested, it experienced one of the greatest floods of its history...
...delighted! Dee-lighted!" said Mr. King in English.* "The Firestone lease occupies only about 1/25 of our rubber lands; and, personally, I like to think of Liberia as the gateway to West Africa by which American capital, manufactures and opinions may enter and spread across all Africa...
...list of patronesses for the Senior Spread, to be held in Memorial Hall on June 20, was announced last night. Music for the dance, which will last from 8 until 2 o'clock in Memorial Hall, will be furnished by Doc Isenberg's orchestra. Box groupings for the Spread will be announced later...
...announced by Madison Sayles '27, chairman of the Committee, that invitations, tickets and dance programs may be procured from 2 to 4 o'clock on Monday and Tuesday at 22 Grays Hall. The price of Spread applications will rise 50 cents after today, although applications may be field until Tuesday. All ticket refunds will be made on Tuesday only...
...education, but for the community at large. Though higher education does not set up to be a training in practical justice, it does purport to be a training in judgement. Evidently the New York courts have realized this and hope to take advantage of it. Perhaps the realization may spread, and it may some to be more generally felt that it is more important for the community to have lawyers of judgement than to be tolerant toward individuals who are less qualified to serve it. There is here no question of privilege, no question of discrimination against the non-college...