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Alonzo Stagg, famous coach at Chicago University, asks friends of college football to combat the forces staging professional games. He fears that American Rugby will become contaminated by the spirit of professional play and does not conceal a belief that the touts and gamblers of other sports will be diverted to football for a seasonal livelihood. He cites instances of amateurs being induced to enter professional games under an assumed name...
...Roach, as Mrs. Valentine, is convincing in her indication of how his ruin was accomplished. Except in her sterner moments, Miss Roach's very laugh causes one's hair to stand on end; how Walter Gilbert and Edward Dauney, who are Mr. Paradee and the lawyer, respectively, manage to conceal their agony, and in fact, actually seem to enjoy her fooleries is miraculous. Everything must be forgiven, however, for Mr. Kent's sake. He is not the only good thing about "Rose Briar" by a long shot, but he is certainly the best...
Casanova's Homecoming, by Arthur Schnitzler, deals with that celebrated scamp, charlatan and boudoir-athlete at a time when he could no longer conceal from himself the obvious fact that he was getting on in years, and that his attractions as a heartbreaker were on the wane. Nevertheless, he resolves to have one last fling with a lady named Marcolina, and, by means of rather disgraceful hoax, accomplishes his aims, and, as was always his custom, escapes all vengeance. The tale is well written?the author a distinguished international figure in the literary world? but, except for its suave manner...
...capitalists still had the boxes. Precautions were necessary. The officials ordered a force of soldiers to the opera house to search all who entered, and further gave forth the regulation that no one might go into the auditorium with a cloak or coat, since such were adapted to conceal bombs. Every wrap must be checked at the cloak room...
Students in school and college habitually display a self-conscious reticence about revealing their "inner selves" which serves as well to conceal the absence as the presence of ideas. Religion has been so much regarded as a purely personal matter that it is often stiffed for lack of an airing. For the purpose of bringing religion out in serious discussion with eminent and interesting men the Silver Bay conference is held yearly...