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...them Mrs. Juan Trippe (Pan American Airways), and two sons, William and Ed- ward Jr. At the time that his father became a Morgan partner young Ed was in Pomfret School. From there he went to the University of Virginia whither his brother William had preceded him. To distinguish them Bill was known as "Big Stet," Ed as "Little Stet." The janitor of his house called Ed "Mr. Statistics...
...harassed by its pleasures and its pains. ... I find too many words expressing contempt for age -'dodderer,' 'back number.' and so on. There are too many words devoted to the expression of passing moods extraordinarily analyzed. No one should have had time or leisure to distinguish the fine facets of moods so clearly. I find loo many ingenuities for the expression of fashion distinctions in clothes, both male and female. I find too large a vocabulary -for a virile nation-devoted to distinguish every possible kind of comfort at every hour of the day and night...
Despite a lack of the polish which should distinguish the professional from the amateur performance, the Stagers this week give a fairly creditable presentation of Vildrac's "S. S. Tenacity." The cast, although unadorned by any widely publicized star, is capable enough and almost shows an ability to fill their roles adequately and convincingly, if the story gave them ample opportunity...
...that the first game was being played between Yale and Harvard on the new lines of purely amateur-coached and informally selected elevens. The game was a tie, but was a good one, full of hard playing, quick thinking, fumbles, and off-side enthusiasm, and all that goes to distinguish a purely undergraduate contest when not made too mechanical or professionally trained. There was a respectable crowd in attendance--compared with the Georgia game one might say small, but respectable, so far as manners in public are concerned. It was a dark and rainy afternoon, but the "rooting" made...
...midst of the congeries of flaws, errors, and disagreeable but unavoidable institutions which distinguish this and every other University, Harvard possesses one minor atom which comes close to glory it is the Eliot House night lunch. This facility has been a success from the start, and for that it deserves commendation. The students grumble over the conduct of History instructors, over the state of the walks in the Yard, and over the tarnished statue of John Harvard; they vilify their professors, and heap contumely on the unbowed heads of the goodies; of all the aspects of the College to come...