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...Story Magazine (It Fits Your Pocket), The Pocket Magazine and The Dime Novel. First of the three was ready for publication this week. But it was The Dime Novel, scheduled to appear next month, which brought a reflective smile to the white-haired man-William Gilbert Patten ("Burt L. Standish"), author of the famed old time Frank Merriwell series, now venturing for the first time as his own publisher...
...author hoped-the hero of practically every youngster in the U. S, At the peak of his career Author Patten believes, a half-million schoolboys read him every week (many out of sight of parental eyes). Every week for 18 years Author Patten (under the name of "Burt L. Standish" so that others might carry on after him, or in case of illness) ground out 20,000 words. At first he was paid $50 a week, never more than $150, despite a legend that Merriwell made him rich. He is probably the most prolific writer...
...Standish and Gore will be merged into another unit, while McKinlock and an addition across the way will make still another. These with Smith, as a unit, and the combined facilities of Russell, Randolph, and Westmorly with a dining room built on the present site of Russell Annex as still another, will complete the Houses so far planned...
...Patter 59 Plympton St., C. S. Petrasch, Jr. GORE A Entry D. Booth--A-11 B Entry W. S. Youngman--B-12 C Entry G. Kunashevsky, Jr. C-21 D Entry K. L. Myers, Jr.--D-11 E Entry W. M. Heyl--E-43 STANDISH A Entry B. B. Wygant, Jr.--A-11 B Entry T. Ordway, Jr.--B-12 C Entry R. S. Neff--C-23 D Entry C. K. Seyfert--D-41 E Entry L. Williams--E41 GEORGE SMITH A Entry D. P. Dutton--A-11 B Entry N. Werthessen--B-41 C Entry A. Pratt...
Today will be the last day on which those bringing guests may buy Jubilee Tickets. They will be sold in Standish Hall from 12 to 1.30 o'clock. No one who has not bought a ticket by tonight may bring a guest...