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Pity the poor history major. His troubles began with departures to other coleges, were compounded by vacations, were aggravated by sabatticals, and were culiminated by Guggenheim Fellowships. The exodus leaves the department without Gilmore, Hammond, McKay, Schlesinger, Wolff, Bailyn, Conway, and McGann; Malia in the springtime; Albion and Graubard in the fall. So pity the history major as he tries to find a professor. Sorrow for him as he searches for courses with which to pass generals. Grieve for him as he looks for Greece, early Rome, most of the Middle Ages, half of Renaissance and Reformation, Russia from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alone, Alone... | 5/3/1956 | See Source »

Nutty Salesman. Bob taxed his mind power to capacity to get his career rolling. When he first tried to crash Broadway, he got nowhere until he made a brief trip to London, returned with a British accent and a new name-Blade Stanhope Conway. He was hired for the Broadway production of Galsworthy's The Roof. When the vogue for English actors faded, Bob changed his name to Brice Hutchens, emerged as a juvenile lead in the Ziegfeld Follies and, finally, adopted a Texas accent and took his own name to play opposite Margaret Sullavan in Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The 1,000-Watt Bulb | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

Strong motivation for the spirit is provided by Master John H. Finley, Jr. '25 and Senior Tutor John J. Conway, two men whose wholly different characters complement each other perfectly. Finley is renowned for the speed with which he becomes familiar with everyone in the House, for his ebullient personality, and for his enthusiasm and interest. This combination of characteristics serves to solidify an otherwise loosely-tied group...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Has Sophisticated, Diversified Atmosphere | 3/29/1956 | See Source »

...Conway, nonetheless praiseworthy, achieves the same effect with his quiet sincerity and equally genuine interest. These two are backed by a very fine tutorial staff slanted towards the Humanities and Social Sciences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Has Sophisticated, Diversified Atmosphere | 3/29/1956 | See Source »

Sportsmen will find New England ski slopes in exceptional condition this weekend. Most resort areas will be in good-to-excellent shape with North Conway, Franconia, and Peterborough reporting optimum conditions on all slopes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New England Resorts Report Weekend Ski Conditions Good | 3/17/1956 | See Source »

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