Alumni Ball Closes Alumnia Day at UNC Swain Hall
The President and Mrs. Chase lead a reception followed by an Alumni Ball in Swain Hall Chapel Hill marking UNC's 134th commencement. Music by the Carolina Buccaneers filled the event with green and yellow decorations. A large receiving line featured university leaders and their spouses. Albert L. Cox served as chief marshal with several assistants from Raleigh, Windsor, Statesville, Fayetteville, Marshall, Durham, Greensboro, and Raleigh. Patronesses numbered many prominent Fayetteville, Chapel Hill, Durham, Rocky Mount, New York, Greensboro, Hillsboro, Asheville, and Richmond figures assisting and attending.
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Chapel Hill
Swain Hall
Carolina Buccaneers
Harry W. Chase
W. T. Shore
Shore
University
Albert L. Cox
Raleigh
Francis D. Winston
Windsor
Edward M. Land
Statesville
Charles G. Rose
Fayetteville
Guy V. Roberts
Marshall
Victor S. Bryant
Durham
Norman A. Boren
Greensboro
Thomas J. Brawley
Gastonia
Tyre C. Taylor
Allen J. Barwick
W. S. Bernard
Wm. A. Blount
W. J. Brogden
Victor §. Bryant, Jr
James P. Bunn
Rocky Mount
Wm. D. Carmichael, Jr
New York
Frederick L. Carr
Wilson
Albert
Davidson Opens Summer Session At Davidson College
Davidson opens its second organized six week summer session with about 200 students, double last year’s enrollment. The ten member faculty includes director F K Fleagle and teachers Misses Estelle Rawls and Mamie Eppes offering courses in Spanish mathematics English Bible education political science Greek biology and grammar.
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C. M. Richards
L. B. Henderson
A. Currie
C. R. Harding
Olin Puckett
Estelle Rawls
Mamie Eppes
Miller's Get Brains
A terse exchange with the line Miller might implies a risk of concussion if head impacts Miller. The brief includes a stray tag Texas Ranger, suggesting a quirky, informal context without clear factual reporting.
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Miller
Texas Ranger
Health Superstitions Resuscitation Methods For Swimmers
Dr Morris Fishbein notes summer swimming benefits and safety steps in Hygeia and JAMA. Many men and boys over 12 cannot swim, risking vacation enjoyment. Proper technique includes avoiding overheating, not swimming after meals, and avoiding panic during cramps. Red Cross first aid guidance for near drownings is outlined with step by step chest and airway positions and rhythmic arm presses to restore breathing.
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Claude P. Fordyce
American Red Cross
Science conference at State College aims to energize teachers
Raleigh June 10. Plans announce a three day science conference at North Carolina State College June 20 21 22 with speakers including Dr W L Poteat Elliott Downing and Dr Edwards. The program features tours field trips lectures demonstrations and discussions by state college faculty Duke and Wake Forest leaders. Rooms free meals offered at reasonable rates.
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State College
Elliott R. Downing
University of Chicago
North Carolina
Edwards
Duke University
Downing
Showalter
Scientist urges brain study over naval build up
Sir Arthur Keith urges governments to employ more brain researchers and fewer shipbuilders. He argues brain value lies in daily deeds, noting Anatole France’s brain weighed 36 ounces, well below typical farm laborer brain size, challenging assumptions about brain capacity.
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London
Arthur Keith
Rubeia
Arthur
Royal College of Surgeons
Lenin
Sir Arthur
Anatole France
Frange Awakens to Value of Advertising in France
American tourist travel in France suffered a setback last year and French officials and newspapers acknowledge that glory and prestige prove useless to attract visitors and business. The piece notes a shift toward practical promotion and targeted campaigns to revive tourism and commerce.
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Frange
Paris
France
Riviera feels the pinch as tourism slides in France
Competition from Germany Italy England and Switzerland heats advertising battles while the Riviera France’s famed tourist haven endures a poor year. Correspondents report rain snow and cold along the Mediterranean coast challenging France’s tourist appeal and prompting calls to counter criticism rather than assume visitors will shell out.
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Germany
Italy
England
Switzerland
Riviera
France
Mediterranean
Statue of St Anthony Vesuvius lava relief draws crowds
In Terzigno villagers claim a lava shaped form near their homes resembles the statue of St Anthony. Peasants visit the site to witness what they believe is a saved village as Mount Vesuvius erupts nearby.
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Naples
Italy
Anthony
Terzigno
Eliza bethan Goblet Sells High at London Auction
A 10 ounce Elizabethan plain silver goblet fetched 1250 dollars at a London sale. The item’s weight and era are noted, highlighting strong interest in antique silver.
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London
No Patience With Children
Mrs Raymond Srace of Dalton Pennsylvania reports weakness and exhaustion before her last birth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health and feels both she and her husband notice the positive results.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dalton
Raymond Srace
Dalton, Pa
Wild Rabbits Spread Terror in Sardinia
Sardinia faces severe crop damage as wild rabbits ravage wheat fields and vineyards. The farmers' federation asks Minister Martelli to send mainland experts or relax hunting laws to allow local control of the pests.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Italy
Australia
Farmers’ Federation
Signor Martelli
Aristotle’s Early Assertion of Earth’s Spherical Shape
The philosopher Aristotle argued for a spherical Earth around 350 B C in his early writings. He cited lunar eclipses and ships’ hulls vanishing hull first as evidence. His reasoning framed a long-standing Ptolemaic and medieval cosmology.
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U.N
Chase
Grove
Davidson
Presbyterian Institution
Georgia
Macon
J. C. Powers
Morris Fishbein
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Geia, the Health Magazine
Dodson
Levertone
Sterling Products
Wheeling
W. Va
Wsodes
Cpane Tucke
Kan
Drinasmakeing Cenitentas
Jenny
Rie
Ethel
ESSO
Tandard
Standard
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
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