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...honor by the duello. But a Fascist decree forbade. What should they do? Philosopher-dramatist Pirandello cogitated, frowned, beamed at last upon his honorably quarrelsome friends, invited them to a garden party, suggested that they bring swords. . . . At the garden party last week, Signor Pirandello announced that to divert his guests he would direct a scene from a motion picture now in production, a duel scene. While two cameras ground, and unwitting female guests idly twirled parasols, Massimo Bontempelli "laid on" with Giuseppe Ungaretti, pinked him at last in the right arm, walked victorious from the undeadly field of honor...
Banquet. A formal luncheon at the British Foreign Office loomed finally, to divert their Spanish Majesties from too light hearted enjoyment. Though Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain and his wife received all other guests at the head of the crimson carpeted Foreign Office stairway, they descended to the quadrangle as the purr of King Alfonso's limousine was heard. His Majesty gave to Lady Chamberlain his arm. Her Majesty was escorted by lank, bemonacled Sir Austen. British Royalty, having previously entertained their Spanish Majesties at Buckingham was not present. All dined in the great room in which was signed...
While Wilhelm earned his nickname "the Route Kaiser" by traveling and philandering about Europe, his dutiful consort busied herself at Berlin or Potsdam with the preparation of some "pleasant surprise" to divert him on his return...
...steamship "Ryndam" of the Holland American line, 560 feet in length and 22,070 tons displacement, shown in the cut is being outfitted with classrooms, gymnasium library, and other educational necessities. In addition to college work, dramatics, concerts, and compulsory athletics will divert the tedium of life on shipboard. About 40 per cent of the total time, eight months will be spent ashore...
Such tendencies as these divert college life from its proper sphere within the arts and sciences, and place an emphasis upon military training, which even its platitudinous ideals of "better citizenship" and "mental and moral development" can hardly justify...