Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...China (Jan.-Feb. 1912), famed revolutionary statesman Dr. Sun Yatsen, who founded the Cantonese Government (1917) as a rival to Peking, but died in Peking (1925) before the recent Cantonese conquest of the whole southern half of China. With Widow Sun Yat-sen a devout widow, traveled the brilliant and astute Soviet Russian agent Michael Borodin. M. Borodin has been the intermediary between Moscow and Canton since before the death of Dr. Sun Yatsen. One of his few false moves was to keep the Cantonese waiting for weeks while a ceremonial coffin was being brought from Moscow for the dead...
Indeed, it is the more to be wondered at that the man who was known in his time as one of the most brilliant of Oxford undergraduates, and who thereafter served through the war, is able to produce with almost unfailing regularity a handsome and convincing tale of the high adventure. On the other hand, remembering that he spent considerable time in South Africa after taking his degree, and travelled over Europe as a special corespondent and possesses an abiding love for the Scotch moors, his flare for the romantic is not so astonishing...
Gross is one of the fastest men in college hockey, while Hamlen is as good a team-worker as has graced a Harvard combination in some years. In Johnny Chase, however, is the burden of the Crimson attack concentrated. Chase is easily the most brilliant performer on this year's team, and according to the information which has trickled out of the H. A. A. regarding the afternoon practices at the Arena. Chase is a much improved player over last winter. And last year, he was the regular center on the strong Harvard line...
...those to whom participation in this forensic contest is interesting should prepare a three minute speech on either side of the question as announced above. The affirmative of this topic affords an excellent opportunity for brilliant' logic and witty repartee. The meeting of the candidates will be held in Harvard 6 at 7.30 o'clock, Monday evening. Three speakers and an alternate will be selected so form the University team. If enough candidates turn out, six speakers and two alternates will be chosen...
...Boston Museum has perhaps the finest collection of Monet in America. Among the pictures are a famous marine showing a weather beaten bark, riding at anchor, her sails half-furled, and a brilliant wiater scene, "Le Debacle...