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...latest of Mary's feasts is the Holy Rosary, instituted in 1883 by Pope Leo XIII. In the Middle Ages, when Mary-churches (Chartres, Rheims, Rouen, Paris, Amiens) were built throughout Europe, when monks and nuns were transcribing Mary-legends, when warriors carried banners of the Blessed Virgin, the Rosary-"Our Lady's Psalter"- made its appearance. Simple folk, illiterates or busy ones could substitute 150 Ave Marias or Pater Nosters for the customary recitation of 150 psalms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Queen of Heaven | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

...articles. Serviceably bound in red, yellow & purple covers, the 400,000 volumes hurtled down last week somewhat dangerously, but there were no serious casualties. Into the Royal Palace, his official residence for the time being, went Senor Alcala Zamora, preceded by four mace-bearers. In Fontainebleau, ex-King Alfonso XIII spent the day playing golf, turned in a poor card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: First President | 12/21/1931 | See Source »

...Hall Mr. Stamm, Sec. 8, 11 New Lect. Hall Dr. Zipf, Sec. 10 New Lect. Hall German 18 New Lect. Hall Government 24 Sever 11 Philosophy 12b Emerson 211 Psychology 11 Emerson 211 Romance Philology 6 Emerson 211 Sociology 6 Emerson 211 Sociology 15 Emerson 211 MONDAY, JANUARY 25 (XIII) Anthropology 2 Memorial Hall Chemistry B Mallinckrodt MB9 Chemistry 6 Mallinckrodt MB23 Chinese 3 Sever 30 Classical Archaeology 1a Sever30 Comparative Philology 1a Sever 30 Economics A Mr. Anderson, Sec. I, K Memorial Hall Mr. Arthur, Sec. H Memorial Hall Mr. Brown, Sec. Q Memorial Hall Mr. Crane...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Part of Exam Schedule | 12/21/1931 | See Source »

Among the changes which life has brought to Alfonso XIII. whilom King of Spain, is that he who always used to appear in the press as the Merry Monarch, the Gentleman-Sportsman, the Genial Host, has lately been thrust into the less popular role of Stern Father. Only last month he abruptly broke the engagement of his daughter Beatriz on learning for sure that she and her sister Maria Christina were "carriers" of haemophilia, the family scourge. Last week he smashed the romance of his big-boned 23-year-old second son, the Infante Jaime. Prince Jaime is no haemophile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: No Little Trip | 12/14/1931 | See Source »

...little difficult to ask questions, for the Bourbons were much more anxious to learn about the U. S. and in particular Chicago. Had he ever seen a "pineapple" being thrown? Did he know any gangsters? Did all Chicagoans have to pay extra-high premiums on life insurance policies? Alfonso XIII thumped on the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Reporter Romanov | 12/7/1931 | See Source »

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