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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Thursday was the one hundred and sixty fifth anniversary of the fire which destroyed Harvard Hall, one of the oldest buildings in the University. Although many valuable manuscript and treasures were consumed, the greatest loss was the destruction of the original library of John Harvard, all but one volume being lost. The story connected with the surviving volume is that it was taken from the Library without permission on the evening of the fire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Manuscript Unfolds Tale of Harvard Hall Burning and Library Loss-General Court Did Yeoman Work in Flames | 1/26/1929 | See Source »

...exhibit in the Cooperative Society building will be sponsored by the Harvard Society, for Contemporary Art, not the Student Art Association as announced Thursday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Erratum | 1/19/1929 | See Source »

Thomas Arnold "McGovern '29, of Schenectady, New York was elected Rhodes Scholar-at-large from the United States at a meeting of a special committee of selection in New York City on Thursday, according to an announcement made last night by Frank Aydelotte '03, president of Swarthmore College at Swarthmore, Pennsylvania...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McGOVERN NAMED RHODES SCHOLAR | 1/19/1929 | See Source »

...letter of Mr. Robert Treat Paine, which appeared in Thursday's issue of the CRIMSON, injects new spice into a discussion which has become stale from too much tasting. Few have been the Alumni Bulletins of the past two years which have not carried some fiery communication from a graduate in regard to the proposed War Memorial Chapel. In contrast to these letters, virtually all of which confined themselves to a debate on the merits of having a new chapel at all, Mr. Paine's recognizes the inevitability of the structure, and raises a question of practical value. It suggests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAN PROPOSES | 1/12/1929 | See Source »

...usual time for an electrocution is Thursday at 11 p. m. The warden is required to send out invitations to "twelve reputable citizens of full age," three court officials, two physicians, seven keepers, a clergyman, the executioner (a skilled electrician). The warden must also attend the scene himself. Warden Lawes says that he has received more than 700 applications for the job of executioner, many of them offering cut-rate prices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sing Sing | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

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