Word: de
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...college grounds. Nothing could be more dubious than Mr. Taylor's inevitable victory in every sport he undertakes. Nothing could be more trite than the way Mr. Taylor wins British acclaim by taking the blame for another man's wickedness. The whole thing is a tour de force. "Women In Prison" isn't very good either...
...gives me considerable pleasure to see that the Crimson is supporting the return of Bernard De Voto to the Harvard Faculty, now that he has left his post as editor of The Saturday Review of Literature...
...member of the Class of 1935 who had the good fortune to study under De Voto, and as a writer who has found his counsel and advice of good service since leaving college, I can only wish your cause success. Mr. De Voto brought English composition at Harvard back to the field's great days under Barrett Wendell and Copie; in addition, he gave a vigorous treatment of contemporary American literature, which seems highly important for the Harvard undergraduate. His courses were not "aesthetic" in appeal, and he taught no sterile tradition of polite letters. . . . It would be a great...
Three 20-yard pool marks stand out: Princetonians Dick Hough and Al Van de Weghe swam 2:23.4 in the breaststroke and 1:33 in the backstroke respectively, while Kendall's out-of-league 4:46 quarter-mile broke a national intercollegiate record...
...meet. Ohio State, Michigan, and other "big-time" swimming teams will be entered. Hal's boys stand an excellent chance of taking team honors . . . Pop Cummin is unofficially the world's fastest backstroker in the 50, having been clocked under 27 seconds--better than Kiefer and Van de Weghe . . . Greg Jameson '37 has cracked the world mark in the breastroke in practice, although he probably won't admit it. He may train for the A. A. U. meets this or next year and try to get his performance officially recognized