Word: thirteens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...teaching staff of coal-mining McAdoo, Pa.'s public schools are 13 positions. When opening day arrived last week 26 teachers were on hand to fill them. Thirteen Republican appointees huddled defiantly inside the high-school building. Thirteen Democratic appointees, who claimed dirty work at the last school board election, hammered and shrilled to be let in. Idle miners trotted up grinning, heaved rocks, bricks, clods, milk bottles. After half an hour twelve Republicans marched out, carrying Colleague No. 13 to the hospital. Officially closed to pupils, McAdoo's high school lay open to every breeze...
...Sedalia, Mo. Democrat & Capital: WANTED-RAIN Good drenching rain desired; showers accepted. Come on. rain! Badly needed to aid growing crops and harvesting, fill reservoirs and bring prosperity to Pettis County. To be delivered throughout entire Pettis County if possible between today and midnight. July 4, 1934. Thirteen merchants contributed to purchase the four-column display space. On July 4 rain fell...
Breaking the bonds of a thirteen-year tradition, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences upon the recommendation of the administrative Board has voted to abolish the Rank List, for upper classmen. Since the inception of the tutorial system there has been felt a necessity for such action in order to lessen the emphasis placed upon course grades, and to give proportionate credit for tutorial work...
Paying respect to the man who admitted their class to Harvard, the last of the thirteen classes which he inducted into the University, the 1937 Red Book will be dedicated to the late Henry Pennypacker '88, former chairman of the Committee on Admissions, it was announced last night by Charles C. Gibson '37, editor-in-chief. Last year the book was dedicated to President Lowell as a tribute on his retirement from his position as head of the University...
Unleashing a terrific drive in the second half, the Boston Lacrosse Team defeated the Harvard Varsity at the Business School field Saturday afternoon by the score of 9-3. Led by Nelson Cochrane '31, former captain of the only Harvard Lacrosse team to defeat Yale in thirteen years and present Freshman coach, the Boston team dispelled hopes of an evenly fought game by scoring six quick goals in the second half while blanking their opponents...