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Miss Chalmer's essay, "The Golden Squire: A Study in Spencer, Aristotle, and Temperance," was judged the best piece of criticism entered in the contest. "The Homecoming," by Miss Fisher, was recognized as the best original piece of creative writing...
...willing to serve in them for a period of three years or so. This plan proposes to solve both the educational shortage and manpower surplus problems of the nation, as well as making the individual aware of and at least somewhat enthusiastic about his public duty. It makes the best of a bad situation...
Proctor is given a somewhat twitchy performance by John Heffernan, who must surely have the best-exercised neck-muscles on the American stage. When Mr. Heffernan finally drops his mannerisms near the end of the play, it becomes clear that they have been largely concealing a good strong piece of acting. Mary Weed, Olympia Dukakis, and Edward Finnegan contribute excellent work in a generally in-and-out cast...
This meet will end what Coach Brooks has called a "good, wholesome season." After defeating Army, Navy, Cornell, and Dartmouth--all of whom this year had their best teams in history, the varsity lost a one-sided contest to Yale. The reasons for the varsity's traditional second-place finish are simple--against Yale, as Brooks put it, we had the ponies, not the horses...
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