November 14, 1924: Students at Illinois Wesleyan University he will bury himself in the books a bit harder this week and next week as mid term exams are underway from today. For the first time this year, the university will send students’ grades home mid-semester, so parents have the opportunity to see the caliber of work being done.

November 14, 1949: Headhunting is the occupation of free time of Mrs. Phil Bogardus of Clinton — headhunting bisque and china dolls, that is. The hobby started about 10 years ago when she started making stuffed fabric dolls to entertain her family, which now includes seven daughters. Today, her pattern file has about 80 patterns, the most popular of which include Alice in Wonderland, Jack and Jill, Little Lulu, and the Raggedy Ann and Andy set.

November 14, 1974: The five inches of snow that smothered central Illinois on Wednesday, Nov. 13, brought the usual accidents, stranded drivers and even three injuries from snowblowers. Car towing services had a busy night and continued to rush to help stranded motorists this morning. Interstate 74 between Champaign and Bloomington had the median filled with a semi-trailer truck and half a dozen cars.

November 14, 1999: Programs serving non-English speaking students in Bloomington-Normal grow and expand in scope. About 60 students in Bloomington District 87 receive instruction in English as a second language, roughly double the number five years ago. About 85 students in McLean County Unit 5 receive the services; most speak Spanish, but Japanese, Vietnamese and Indian languages ​​are also represented.