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Trademark. In Plymouth, England, when Pianist Theodorus Peonides sued his hairdresser for ?200 damages, on the ground that he had contracted a hair-destroying skin disease, the judge awarded him only ?60, ruling that the loss of long hair does not detract from the earning power of a musician...
...this is a minor criticism. The same can be said for the facts that Robinson was slightly overweight when the picture was made and that Robby's batting stance had to be altered for the purposes of the camera. These are hardly noticeable and they certainly do not detract from the general worth of the movie-one which anyone who enjoys baseball will appreciate...
...Club will not detract from the House plan, for no one will sleep there. With the revival of the training table, it will be a place where a varsity football player can eat after the House dining halls close and a place where he can get to know the men he plays with. The Club will be open to a member of any varsity squad; approximately 400 men will benefit...
...much obliged to you for publishing my letter to Col. Wm. J. Bingham, and I have nothing to add or detract from it except to emphasize that there were 34 "H" men available from the 1948 team that defeated Yale and that our material this year was far better than the average. Our 1949 team outweighed every team it played against, including Army...
...active drama department at Smith, F. O. Matthiessen, professor of History and Literature, and Brattle Theater Director Jerome T. Kilty '49, came to the defense of dramatic activity at Harvard. Kilty claimed University support and guidance a necessary factor but said he felt a separate dramatic department would detract from the regular general Harvard education...