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Sleeping Field. Last week his Country Flavor Editorial Service sent out a quiet piece that illustrated what he meant. Wrote Pearson: "Go to an open ridge on a sunny, crisp January afternoon when the snow blanket is deep and drink of the beauty on white hills. Earth lies patiently sleeping . . . Above walls and fences sumacs hold scraggly arms with faded, brown-flame candles . . . Winter birds call from the groves; regal cock pheasants stalk along the hedgerows with their meek ladies. This is the heart of winter . . . but in the tightly wrapped buds is assurance of the Great Promise...
Deferment of students by academic rank is a departure from earlier predicted draft policy. Before the draft committee met last month, it was thought here that it would urge blanket deferment for all students...
Stern, stiff-necked Stepfather Fontaine ruled the household pretty much as though it were a department in his store. He imposed all manner of hard rules, including a strict lights-out at 8:15. Livvie had to study in bed, with a flashlight underneath her blanket...
Harvard College has voted against blanket deferment for all college students by a margin of 199 votes...
...dining hall service for freshmen and House residents will center in the Harvard Union. Students will be able to pay for their meals either with a blanket fee for the 15-day period or with coupons for each meal. The latter plan will be the wiser, a Union official said, for these who expect to miss breakfast or intend to eat out fairly frequently. Prices for the meals will be: 55 cents for breakfast, 75 cents for lunch, and 95 cents for supper...