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...Thirteen candidates for the debates with the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on February 24 and with Williams at Paine Hall. Cambridge, on the following day, have determined upon what side of the question their convictions he after a series of conferences with E. M. Rowe '27, debating coach, during the past week...
...died. Town officials were informed of his death . . . just another of those hungry-looking musical fellows. . . . They went to his lodgings, pounded on the door, pushed their way in when there was no answer. . . . They made a formal list of his leavings-six pairs of shoes, a hat, thirteen pairs of socks, a shabby suit, a blanket...
...Chamber is a cross section of the country." [TIME, Dec. 12] This statement is true but unfortunately the results of any Chamber of Commerce poll are not indicative of the opinions held by its members individually, for this reason: The local Chamber of Commerce has a membership of over thirteen hundred. Without first obtaining an expression from the individual members, six ballots were cast on the question. The reported result was five to one in favor of the $400,000,000.00 reduction. Was this the opinion of the group or merely the opinion of six men who might have been...
...schedule already arranged consists of thirteen games, with two additional open dates. The season will close with the annual contest with Yale in New Haven on Saturday, March...
...Thirteen such months give 364 days. But there are 365.242 days in each year. The 13th month and the extra day and a fraction are disposed of in this wise: The month is inserted in the calendar between June and July and called Sol, because during it would come the summer solstice. The full extra day would come at the end of the year and be called International Day, Dec. 29 or Jan. 0. There remains practically a quarter day, which every four years could be counted an accumulated full day. This would be inserted between June...