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...born every minute" and proceeded to prove it with a fabulous assortment of hokum, men have tried to describe the mystery and glamour surrounding circus life. But most attempts at painting the lives and loves of an India Rubber Man or drawing the character behind a barker's chant have failed miserably. Circus people became either ridiculous or dull under the pens of fascinated, but insensitive authors. "Gus the Great" is no unhappy commentary by someone outside the realm. Mr. Duncan treats his subject with great dignity and honest realism and fails only through his inability to unite the complex...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bookshelf | 10/15/1947 | See Source »

Swinging into a rythmic "Beat B.U.!" chant, the marchers moved past Leverett House to Memorial Drive, engulfing unsuspecting bystanders and traffic. Outside Weld Boathouse, as the cheering mob swept northward toward the Square, the first of two attempts by B.U. hecklers to start a riot by overturning cars, was scotched by Sgt. James Twomey, of the University Police...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Explosions, Yard Cops, Great Dane Highlight Noisy Pregame Scramble | 10/4/1947 | See Source »

With the Crimson on the top of a 33 to 0 score going into the fourth quarter and the hall in its possession on the Green Terrors' 45 yard line, Harvard rooters began the chant, "We want a touchdown...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 9/29/1947 | See Source »

...British soldiers chant the words to the tune El Abanico, a Spanish march...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Better Off in a Home | 8/25/1947 | See Source »

...Townsendites met in Washington's 5,000-seat Uline Arena. The meeting got off with a whoop when two exuberant ladies saw California's placid, lantern-jawed Dr. Townsend, the 80-year-old founder, entering the jammed hall. They jumped up and began to chant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ORGANIZATIONS: The Crusaders | 7/7/1947 | See Source »

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