Word: springing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Concord earthquake was of a sort very apt to occur in New England when the ground melts in early spring, said Professor Mather, and is caused by small faults developing along frost cracks. The recent Japanese quake, however, was brought about by a slipping of land masses along a fundamental fault which lies near the shore. The serious Japanese earthquake of 1923 was also caused by this same fault...
...Spring competitions for all departments but acting of the Dramatic Club will get under way with a meeting to be held in the Faculty Room of the Union Monday at 7:30 o'clock...
Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" will be offered as the spring production this year. The presentation of this comedy will be unusual; for it has been decided to abandon the traditional costumes and action, and to present it as a thoroughly up-to-date farce...
...building. Conferences with the architects have been held frequently, to meet new problems which have presented themselves and which have sometimes demanded a change in plan. The decision was made to build the court--the principal architectural feature of the interior--of Italian Travertine. Early in the spring of 1926 an opportunity arose to purchase a very beautiful, early sixteenth-century French wooden ceiling which had originally been a part of a house in Dijon. This is admirably suited to the large hall on the main floor. Several generous subscriptions have helped us to meet these added expenses...
...have thus far been on the A squad were dropped to the class crews yesterday, leaving the first group composed of four boats. These crews are to choose captains some time in the near future, probably next week, and will remain practically intact until the spring vacation with the exception of a frequent alteration of strokes. At that time first and second eights will be picked by Coach Brown...