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More than seventy-five former members of the Phillips Exeter Academy now at the University met last night in the Trophy Room of the Union to organize an active Exeter Club, and elected the following officers: President, Samuel Augustus Duncan of Englewood, N. J.; vice president, Cornelius Hawkins Hawes of Fall River; secretary-treasurer, Corliss Lamont of Englewood, N. J. In addition, plans were discussed for entertaining the Exeter men who will be in Cambridge Saturday to compete in the Interscholastic track meet. Special stress was laid on the importance of Exeter graduates at the University returning to the school...
...Eliot Dole Hutchinson '22 of Lowell, who recited "The Common Man", by Charles E. Jefferson. The judges were out for three-quarters of an hour before they could give any decision as to the other awards. The only first Boylston prize of $30 awarded was given to Edward Augustus Weeks Jr. '22 of Elizabeth, N. J., on the merits of an excellent recital of Rudyard Kipling's "Wee Willie Winkie". Benjamin Arthur Trustman '22 of Boston, reciting "Loris Ipanoff's Story" by Sardou, Harry Starr '21 of Gloversville, N. Y., reciting Woodrow Wilson's Mount Vernon Address, and Clyde William...
...Witching Hour", a successful film adaptation of Augustus Thomas' well-known play by the same name, is the feature on this week's bill at the Modern and Beacon Theaters. Dealing with the theory of will power and the control of mind over matter, the plot is of interest, although not worked out very skillfully. In "The Little Clown" Mary Miles Minter cleverly interprets her part as the circus girl who falls in love with a wealthy young Southerner. It is a surprise and disappointment to find that this story, written by Avery Hapwood, author of many-comedy successes...
...word. American authors, playwrights, poets, and editors will also contribute their share of knowledge to Columbia's educational clearing house. Ellery Sedg-wick '94, an overseer of the University and editor of the Atlantic Monthly; William Allen White, Kansas editor who spoke at the Union in January; Augustus Thomas, playwright, Robert Frost, Amherst poet; and Paul Elmore More, Princeton author will be included...
...Luncheon in the Trophy Room. Toastmistress, Miss Muriel Moris, Wellessley, short speeches will follow by Roger N. Daldwin '05, on "The Social Function of Revolt": Augustus G. Dill '08. on "Liberalism and the Negro"; H. W. L. Dana '03, on "universities and the Workers"; John Haynes Holmes '02, subject not announced; Harry W. Ladiler, on "The Task Ahead": John F. Lewis Jr., on "Commercialization"; Mrs. Arthur G. Rotch, subject not announced; J. W. Morris, on "the English Parallel"; Henry Mussey, on "Making Congress Servo the People...