Word: barrettes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nostalgic reminiscences on the pre-1929 era of decadence, short skirts, and "tout ce qu'il-y-a plus chic" partake of one of the strongest traditions on the Advocate, of which Marvin Barrett's "The Party" in the previous issue was a continuation. In this vein is "The Year the Rain Came to Deauville" by Curtis Thomas, a narrative-essay on the super-sophisticated international set which located its feverish merriments at the resort towns of France. The sub-title is "Or Why France Fell," and an Editor's Note gives a sociological twist probably not intended...
Economics: Eil Goldston; Engineering Sciences, William F. Rottschaefer; English: Marvin G. Barrett; Fine Arts: Thomas B.A. Godfrey; Geological Sciences: Benjamin F. Whitehill...
...Freud and frou-frou," it is in itself a reflection of a prevalent spirit, and that any significant change in the contents of the magazine will come not through peevish, unsubstantiated complaints via the daily press, but rather through attention to the elementary principals of literary form. Marvin Barrett '42, President...
...cleverest story in the magazine is undoubtedly Marvin Barrett's "The Party". . . it is skillfully, almost brilliantly written at times. And yet I find that my taste for clever young authors writing clever little stories has soured just a trifle. Perhaps the last few months have had a devastating effect on my sense of humor, but I don't think so. It is simply ennui, for this has happened so many times before. If we will not measure out our lives with coffee spoons, must we then do it with bad scotch...
...better of the going during the second and finally, three minutes before the end of the period, the little-used third line tied up the game. Center Lyman Bullard came down the middle and, taking a pretty pass from his wing, Dave Baldwin, flipped the puck past Barrett for the equalizer...