Word: fosterers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...These injuries will be a hard handicap for the Elis to over come, but Synnington who has played the third position on the team through out the season is to be in Sheldon's place tomorrow afternoon. He will oppose W. P. Dixon '25 who yesterday won over Lawrence Foster in the State squash racquets tournament. Jones position will be filled by Scott who has played number four heretofore. G. D. Debevoise, who last yesterday in the tournament when Ralph powers rallied against him, will probably oppose Scott tomorrow, H. N. Rawlins '27 will take on Kingsley of Yale...
...interesting of the posters to be placed on exhibition is one dated November 19, 1838, and advertising the production of "Oliver Twist" at the Surrey Theatre of London. Dickens' always disliked watching his own plays on the stage and seldom attended them. On this occasion, however, his friend Mr. Foster persuaded him to go to the play, but before the show was half over Dickens could stand it no longer; so he slid down onto the floor of his box and remained under the seats with only his head showing until the performance was over...
...with activity, ruled by the iron hand of mob psychology how can the college of today foster genius, cherish the artist, inspire the idealist? Mr. Henry Rood, writing in the February Scribner's, would like to know. And he would like to know, too, what place the modern college would find for Emerson, Poe, Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and their great contemporaries. Being a shrewd observer Mr. Rood answers his last question as every thoughtful undergraduate could answer it: the college would first force these men "to wear hats and caps of the same style, suits and overcoats...
...wont across now you come across"; but there is more to it than that. This attitude involves the fundamental fallacy of demanding gold where there is none, and of antagonizing a friend and benefactor by an impossible severity. If there is wisdom in Washington, the United States will foster the restoration of French finance as the first condition of repayment, and tax reduction at home will be left entirely to the slower but surer policy of retrenchment...
...elected secretary, Samuel Whiting '26 of Hingham was made business manager, and Richard Linn Edsall of Millwood, Va., was elected Pegasus. The following were added to the literary board: J. D. Keogh '25, Hugh Whitney '25, S. F. Ayers '26, and H. N. Doughty '26. Mr. S. Foster Damon '14 was elected an honorary member of the literary board in recognition of his services to the Advocate during...