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Those of the audience who were on stage to attest the honesty of Bey's performance spent the ten minutes of his "airless interment" accusing the manager of fraud. He replied that they were all "unbelievers," and when Bey "returned from the grave" and distributed talismans to "ward of evil," the manager's epithet was quite valid. Those who saw the performance from the stage went away unbelieving...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: The Great Fakir | 2/19/1953 | See Source »

...records as well as trivia. The dining hall receipts for 1653 show a Harvard that took its case at table. In those golden days beer was the standard drink with meals, and no nonsense about voluntary privation. The large number of checks and circles against each student's name attest the hearty servings and frequent refills. Next to beer the favorite was potatoes. Well before the Irish immigration of 1715, Harvard men well knew the filling quality of the spud...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Widener's Catacombs | 2/17/1953 | See Source »

...under Polanyi at the University of Manchester. "There was no occasion during that time," she said, "and I came to know Professor and Mrs. Polanyi rather well--when I had reason to believe that he had any sympathy whatsoever for Communism or the Soviet government, and furthermore his writings attest to this fact...

Author: By Malcolm D. Rivkin, | Title: Teachers Protest Bar Of Anti-Commie Prof. | 11/14/1952 | See Source »

...make their appearance in the Square, to the annoyance of Crimson football followers who are seeking a line on Saturday's contest with Columbia. Those pink cards challenge one to pick the winners of some of the top college football games in the nation. Anyone who has indulged will attest to the fact that the men assembling these cards are doing more than pursuing a seasonal avocation. They call them pretty close and that's why the point-spread is often a good indication of what's to come...

Author: By Richard B. Kline, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 10/2/1952 | See Source »

...juniors. Art Rohu and George Mullen will be on the flanks, John Hickey and Tom Gill at tackles, Joe Shaw and Dave Hanson at guards, and Bill Monteith, the lightest man, at center. It might not be the fastest line in college football this year, but the varsity will attest to the fact that it is pretty solid...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: Tough Defense Is Strongest Feature Of Jayvee Eleven | 10/11/1950 | See Source »

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