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...three great cities of Bordeaux, Paris and Marseilles present marked contrasts in the way they are affected by the war. Bordeaux seemed like a rather quiet commercial city which had lain dormant until roused to an exhilarating state of activity by the war. The people were jubilant over the part they were taking in defeating the 'Boches.' Permissionaires back on leave supplied a military setting, and looked as if they shared in the general feeling of confidence...
...Theatre. In an age of such thoroughness of stage production and action as the present, where hardly a thing is left to the imagination of the audience, the reappearance of this play can be nothing but a great stimulant to everyone. Those personal powers of visualizing which have laid dormant in most of us are awakened to splendid things by the complete success with which Dame suggestion is introduced throughout. The subtle Frenchman who is responsible for this piece certainly did not regard his audience as ignoble or stupid, and honor is his for this count...
...4evidenced by the widely contrary opinions concerning him. Some of the most orthodox and sincere Christians believe his work worse that useless. A great many atheists and kindred folk who normally look upon all religious impulse as folly, consider Mr. Sunday's work constructive because it awakens a dormant moral sense in thousands. Amid such diverse views we cannot dogmatically define the man. No doubt the wisest opinion would be that the proper adjective to describe him is "indeterminable"--whatever that...
...greatest need is a pool, not only for the team, but for hundreds of students. Through the efforts of Mr. E. H. Clark '96, a movement was started before mid-years to build a pool in the Union. Hoping to make practical use of the dormant gymnasium fund of $10,000, he sounded interested persons on the matter, and all favored the project. A Boston architect was consulted. Plans were drawn up for a regulation pool to fill the lower part of the Union. It was to be in Pompeiian style, to measure seventy-five by thirty feet, with over...
...that a committee that has collected a considerable amount of money from the student body for a given project, is under obligations to further that project to the best of its ability. It is not our belief that any enthusiasm has been lost in this matter. It is simply dormant and needs proper leadership to bring it forth. Why are not the separate class committees efficiently collecting this money by notifying the individual men that their pledges are due, and why is there not a Freshman Committee extending the work? A little personal effort will go farther than any number...