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...first four chukkers, the play was even, and gave evidence of a drawn-out struggle, but in the fifth period, the lightweight Varsity took on a spirit of team-work that characterized their win over the Cavalry last week, and cutting down the Westwood defence, scored seven times in rapid succession, Nicholas leading his Crimson riders with four tallies...
...Holiday," the fall production of the Radcliffe Idler Club, given last night at Agassiz Theatre, proved to be a rather drawn-out presentation of the commonplace situations and, hackneyed problems connected with the lives of America's aristocracy of wealth. The fundamental problem is this: should one postulate an ideal of wealth as the basis of human existence or should one go out into the wilds far from monetary cares amid the birds and fish and there look at one's soul. All this is quite apparent at the end of the second act, which by the way, is brilliant...
...reply to the open letter from 50 Harvard alumni received by the authorities of the University on Sunday, which reopened the already drawn-out scrubwoman case by its demand that the women be given their back pay, an announcement from University Hall last night maintained that at all times the scrubwoman had received at least the wages required by the Minimum Wage Law, and that no complaints had ever been forthcoming from the women themselves...
...that would be given to the treaties if confirmed immediately. Swift ratification would have much the effect of a great approving public referendum on the work of the conference, and the influence of immediate ratification on other countries can hardly be over-estimated. On the other hand a long drawn-out discussion would have a tendency to destroy confidence in the pact. With this in view it behooves the Administration to force the issue, in order that the country may present to the world an appearance of undivided support of the conference...
...Knox," were particularly effective in the characterization of these two very essential parts. E. E. Clive cleverly played the henpecked husband, while Robert Noble did well in the delightful and familiar figure of the irate father, Mr. Gilbey. The only thing which one might wish for is less drawn-out speeches, which are difficult to speak and follow. Still, they are full of unexpected humor, and the whole is a thoroughly enjoyable performance