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Previous to this year the Harvard Liberal club appeared to be definitely on the wane, but a merger last fall between the old Liberal and Socialist Clubs and their reappearance under a new management as the present Liberal Club injected fresh life into the liberal movement. The union however, was not an unqualified success, for many of the activities of the Club have either been inane or such as to arouse general antagonism, as the Armistice Day demonstration...
Concerning the farm situation, Mr. Bliven said, "The strikes amount to very little, the strikers are a minority, and the strikes as a whole are on the wane. They have been caused mostly by populist agitation taking advantage of the desperate condition of the farmer." Mr. Bliven also brought up the monstrosity of plowing under perfectly good crops when twenty-five million people are starving, and said that the farmer clearly realizes this...
...funny fellows think the "Lampoon" on wane. Hope your physique varies inversely with your recent literary effort. 1890 football revival under way. We need setup game to start with. You have been selected for that coveted position. Congratulations. Time 10 P.M., Nov. 25. You name place. Yale "Record...
...also serve who only stand and wane. Your hilarious telegram is a fine specimen of "Record" wit. We adults feel that football is a product of the newer decadence. However we will play you in the Harvard Stadium at 2 P.M., on Saturday. "Lampoon." --The Yale News...
...thus make the spot look comparatively dark. Though no explanation of the cause of the disturbances has been confidently advanced, the shifting combination of gravitational pulls exerted by the planets is possibly involved. Visible spots range in size from a few hundred to 50,000 mi. across. They wax & wane in cycles which average 11.2 years, although the last two cycles covered hardly more than ten years each. As a cycle progresses the sunspot zones migrate from 30° north and south latitude to 16° in mid-cycle; the last survivors hug the equator. What interests laymen most about...