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...when Fence Orations could appear in print, Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr., speaking for the Sophomores, finally left his banter and said, "Gentlemen, may your class always meet here as a unit, forgetting all social divisions. May there never be a distinction between rich man and poor man in this corner of the campus, but let the Fence-bond of friendship for your class be based simply upon 'Yale and '97'. . . Every man knows what the institution of these few rails has meant for the friendship of this College. Guard them from mutilation. Protect them from misuse...
...existence or should one go out into the wilds far from monetary cares amid the birds and fish and there look at one's soul. All this is quite apparent at the end of the second act, which by the way, is brilliant in spots and abounds in clever banter; there is, however, no real need of prolonging the third act with a reiteration of the case before staging the long anticipated ending. A shorter scene would perhaps have been more appropriate...
Submarine & Bicycle. What newsmen wanted to know was: Would Governor Roosevelt, if nominated, fly to Chicago to address the delegates? He concealed his plans with gay banter: "I may go out by submarine to escape being followed by you men. . . . I have thought of another method. I could ride a bicycle, a five-seater. Papa could sit in front and steer and my four sons could sit behind." Newshawks grinned politely...
...subject of great banter between the late Nicholas Longworth and John Nance Garner was the fine limousine supplied to the Speaker of the House (TIME, Nov. 17, 1930). Last year's car was transferred to the Senate and the Treasury was prepared to buy a brand new one for Speaker Garner. Last week the blunt little Texan announced...
Given a script written by Donald Ogden Stewart, and a cast composed of prominent Paramountites, and entertainment is in the nature of a foregone conclusion. "Rebound" has the cheery banter, the rapid repartee, the nonsensical chit-chat that is peculiar to Mr. Stewart's humor. And yet the picture has a high specific gravity, gathering body as it goes, until a climax of seriousness and deep dramatic interest is attained. "Rebound" is the story of a woman who marries the man of her love after he has been jilted by another. Follows a period of short-lived happiness, until...