Word: factly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Honeymoon," with the shock of full awareness reserved until the end. Although Mr. Wenzel makes good use of the excitement of his material, his story derives its value from his ability to observe, and from a sense of country passed through and the things people say and the disturbing fact that it is also completely American to be like Charlie...
Gloomy forecast of growing governmental activity is the fact that a W.P.A. truck has been found lurking behind the Hasty Pudding Building. It has been learned from unofficial sources that a Federal Writers Project will soon try to resuscitate the college "funny" magazine...
...council does not know the facts and apparently has made little effort to seek them out. Example: They say, "At present it costs the H.A.A. close to $10,000 to support intercollegiate tennis and squash squads. . . ." This is, although I am sure not deliberately, a definite misstatement of fact. The facts are: (a) The $10,000 includes all coaches' salaries as well as intercollegiate expenses. (b) Over half the members of the squads play House squash and tennis. Please charge $5000 to the Houses. (c) To retain the coaches and eliminate intercollegiate events would save not more than...
...According to the Council's logic, there is no reason, other than financial, for retaining major sports teams if minor are scrapped. And why retain the major sports that are not self-supporting? The fact that tennis and squash are classed as minor is scarcely a condemnation--or is it? Interest in them is just as high as in any major sport...
Crew captain Dudley Talbot '39 disapproved of the plan in general and raised the question of what would happen to the 150's if the Council's report were adopted. The fact is that they would probably be discontinued in the course of time. More specific objections were voiced by Rosswell Brayton '39, cross country captain...