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Memorial Hall, traditionally the bane of beauty lovers, will undergo internal renovations, the Department of Building and Grounds confessed yesterday. Precisely what would be involved in the repairs, Irving B. Parkhurst, director of the department, was unwilling...
Smith's columns average 900 words and they are, with almost no exceptions, excellent. No sports columnist is more literate, none has the great perception and the ability that Smith has to make things perfectly clear with just the right word or phrase. The cliche--bane of every sportswriter--is a rare thing indeed in "Views of Sport," because its author is possessed with the genius of describing what he sees with brand new ideas that register every time...
...days of the one-hoss shay and the stage-coach are generally considered to be over; a car is often not merely a convenience but a necessity at college. Cambridge's snarled traffic and winding streets are bane enough to car owners without the curse of the parking ordinance. The ban is no use to the firemen; it means nothing more than extra work for the Police Department; for students it is the last straw. There is only one group of people who stand to gain from the parking law, and they are the proprietors of the local garages...
Injuries are nothing new as a major bane in House football. For years Dolph Samborski has tried out new plans for the gaming season and has varied the practice schedules to alleviate the situation. This year's modified round robin is another attempt...
...books, however . . . [are] the lowest, most despicable, most harmful and unethical form of trash. . . As a people we must grow up. . . . We must put behind us that fear of the best and that passion for the mediocre which most Americans cultivate. Comics are the marijuana of the nursery . . . the bane of the bassinet...