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Everett B. Mattlin '49 and Arthur W. Purcell '50 will argue for United States support of the Chinese Nationalist Government tonight at 8 o'clock in the Dunster Small Common Room when they entertain the University of California debaters...
Both the freshman and jayvee quintets move back into action tonight following the exam-period lapse when they meet easy opponents before getting into the meatier parts of their spring term schedules. The Yardlings take on Tabor Academy at Morion while the Jayvees entertain Newman Prep on the Blockhouse floor...
...Bing's party. He dug into his pocket for $10,000 in prize money, played more for the fun of it than in the hope of beating anybody, and helped entertain on the 19th hole. His guests were handpicked: the amateurs by him, the pros by their own P.G.A. Bing's 86 amateurs included some good golfers, some good friends, some who were both. From Hollywood came Randolph Scott, John Hodiak, Dennis O'Keefe and Amos 'n' Andy's Freeman (Amos) Gosden, who are better than average players. Next to Augusta's Masters...
...Johnson Choir. Sure-fire "lifter" at St. Paul is Hines's setting of the Lord's Prayer. The choir chants the first line in unison, adding more harmony with each new line. The screaming climax leaves the church shuddering. Says Hines: "We don't sing to entertain. We sing to lift...
...that Thackeray came closest to realizing his earlier ambition to draw. ("What, you, too, Mr. Titmarsh? you sneering wretch. . .?") His last and most famous Christmas book-The Rose and the Ring-was written around some sketches he had drawn to amuse his daughters. He continued his fairy tale to entertain a neighbor's sick child. "It was," wrote the little girl, "a black day when the dear giant did not come. The people in The Rose and the Ring were real people...