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...next debate, scheduled for next Tuesday, will inaugurate the first public discussion of the tenure program of the University. Up till now all discussion and debate on this subject has been carried on by the Faculty or by various protest groups...
During his first four years in Washington Count Jerszy Potocki has carried on with skill and ensuing popularity the routine duties of Polish ambassador. Rarely did his name appear in print; and then usually at official receptions. He lived the life of an ambassador in the spirit of the sportsman. His days belonged to the hounds, to tennis, to dancing. Wherever he mixed, his charm prepared the way for closer American friendship with Poland...
...then--September, 1939. War brought a new way of life. As the German advance careened through Poland, first silence, then tension and despair gripped the embassy at Washington. The name of Potocki took on a new meaning, not just spokesman for Poland, but the leader, the unifying strength of thousands of Poles in America who listened eagerly to his every message of hope. On September 19th, as Warsaw held out for the last straw of independence, Potocki was already looking to the future: "If the enemy shall succeed in Poland, the time will come, as it has so often...
...almost a complete novice at the hill-and-dale sport in the early fall, and his rise to the top bracket of the cross country men of the East has been spectacular. He has been the first Crimson harrier to finish in every race the team has had this year. His climax performance was a third in the Heptagonal meet last Saturday, pacing the Mikkolamen to a first place tie in the team totals with Cornell...
...Varsity hockey squad, 60 strong, held its first practice session last night on the Boston Skating Club rink in Brighton. Clark Hodder '25, serving his second season as Varsity coach, was pleased with the turnout and indicated that there was "a good nucleus to start with...