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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1922
Page
13
An automobile veered through a fence and down an embankment killing Gilbert Pelletier and Louis Lapert, both of Berlin. Injured survivors John King and John Champagne, also of Berlin, were hospitalized with not serious injuries.
The page notes Harvard now includes race and color questions on its admissions questionnaire. It asks readers to state any changes since birth in their own name or that of their father. The move is described as unexpected for outsiders despite official use by Harvard.
Harvard officials say new admission questions are for broader background data and not race discrimination. The committee led by Prof Pennypacker discusses name changes, birthplace of father, interests, sports, organizations and motives for attending Harvard while denying compulsory answers.
Roxbury resident Hans Larson, d1, of 45 Cabot Street, is hospitalized at City Hospital with a knife wound to the throat. Police say the injury is linked to a personal safety incident. He was found by his son Ryder Larson early last night. condition listed as critical.
The City Council yesterday approved a $100,000 appropriation from the water income branch to finish the last two miles of high pressure service in the city's nine miles. They also backed Councillor Brickley's order to lay sidewalks on Brookline avenue from Boylston street to Audubon road.
The school board discussed amending regulations to begin the year the Wednesday after Labor Day instead of the second Wednesday in September. The change could cut nearly a week from summer vacation. Some residents at beaches and resorts might oppose the shift. The board also approved several temporary and other staff appointments, including Morris Murphy as junior master at Hi Park High and multiple arts department positions.
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