Word: comerence
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Second sight of Bury the Dead confirmed critical opinion that Irwin Shaw is a comer. His play is a passionate rewrite of Austrian Hans Chlumberg's Miracle at Verdun, produced by the Theatre Guild in 1931. During "the second year of the war that is to begin tomorrow night," a burial detail of U. S. soldiers is shocked when six corpses rise from their trench grave, refuse to be interred. "Maybe," guesses one of the living dead, "there's too many of us under the ground now. Maybe the earth can't stand it no more...
...Europe today, the. comer upon whom all wise eyes were cocked last week, is Pierre Etienne Flandin, big bald Premier of France and the youngest man in his own Cabinet...
Primary among the Freshman acquaintances to be made today is that of the adviser who is ostensibly to serve as a guide and father confessor for his charge throughout the difficult first year. The advisor was placed in the Freshman limelight in an effort to aid the new comer to Harvard through the most troubles stage of his college career. Halcyon as the first hopes were for the success of the advisory system when it was first tried, recent years have proven that something is indeed lacking in this scheme of helping the bewildered. The adviser has not been...
...Freshman that the football coaches are keeping their eyes on is Henry (Mike) Adlis, big blond tackle on the Freshman team. He's a certain comer according to the best dope and he will undoubtedly be found in one of those open tackle positions next fall. They say he is a dead ringer for his brother Mike who was captain of boxing not so long...
...attracted to the University, one must consider with care the position of the new comer. The name of Harvard, many feel, is no longer alone adequate to attract a scholar. More tangible recognition of his worth must be offered to bring even very small mountains to our Mohammed. For many years feeling has run high against the age-old Harvard custom of promotions on the basis of academic seniority. In the past, slow indeed has been the rise to fame of the young mind. He has had to wade patiently through a series of one and three year appointments before...