Word: yards
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Student losses from theft of clothing, jewelry, and money in the Houses and dormitories have undergone a striking decrease in comparison with last year as a result of increased Yard Police efficiency and in an intensive campaign carried on by Aldrich Durant '02, Business Manager of the University...
Although the University has never been able completely to exterminate the menace of prowlers and suspects in the Houses and the Yard, conditions have been materially improved since last year's campaign urging students to keep their doors locked. Cooperation on the part of the latter has substantially aided the Yard Police in the apprehension of suspected criminals...
...most cases the Yard Police have had difficulting in convicting guilty persons because students have refused to appear in court to identify suspects. Since the men are usually well dressed, it is impossible to identify them as strangers when they enter College buildings. In some cases portions of the stolen goods have been recovered in Boston pawnshops, but of late none of the property has been turned over to local brokers
When Roger Knapp of Melrose, Mass. was 5, he learned to skate. At 8, he learned to swim. Later, to build up his arm and shoulder muscles, he climbed ropes in his back yard. In high school he played football, in the Y. M. C. A. went in for basketball, boxing, gymnastics. Last year he began conscientious efforts to improve his strength. As the result of this diligence, Professor Frederick Rand Rogers, Dean of Student Health & Physical Education at Boston University, last week was able to declare Roger Knapp, at 17, the strongest...
Balloting in the second Senior Class Election will continue today in the Houses, at Sever, Harvard and Emerson in the Yard, and at Dudley Hall. Results will be announced on Friday...