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...actual differences between the colleges are: architecture, location, size, and the convictions of the master. Three of the Colleges are part Georgian, while the rest are a mixed design called "Standard Oil Gothic." Most students prefer Gothic because it has intimate courtyards and is collegiate. But many state on their College application blank that they don't want to live in the heavy lightless buildings. Location near fraternity row or labs is often an influential factor. Size is a matter of taste, and convictions of the master are quite important in a system whose success is dependent on masters' ability...
...last two of these principles caused the legal trouble Gundelfinger ran into in 1939 and 1940. The first theory made his name a by-word among Yalemen. But while many residents of New Haven's gothic towers will speak at length, and in joking terms, about the Gundelfinger legend, there is an equal number that shudders and clamps up at the mention of his name...
...spirit are hopelessly enmeshed). At the end of September, a flood of dinkless frosh swept into Princeton's Commons, in direct violation of an old Nassan tradition. Sophomores rallied round the supper table, linked arms, and shouted "No Dinks, No Dinner!" One freshman hit his head against a Gothic wall, but the fight reeled its way onto the steps of Nassau Hall, where the sophomores overwhelmed the freshmen. The Daily Princetonian listed six freshmen who were subsequently treated for injuries. Other class spirit activities described by the Princetonian this fall included the shaving of the heads of five freshmen...
...designer, not only of the three, but of the entire American theater. Influenced directly by Gordon Craig's "new stagecraft," and indirectly by Adolphe Appia's theories of light, Jones designed a production of "A Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" in 1915. Instead of using stained glass and gothic arches to indicate a medieval scene, Jones symbolized the spirit of the play with light frame construction and cheerful primary colors. Historical accuracy was unimportant; in its place Jones put his own, highly personal, response to the play...
...nowadays. But few experts could criticize the taste, or the diversity, of a collection which included prime examples of Hals, Gainsborough, Degas and Manet. His crystalline views of Venice by Francesco Guardi were matched against a soft, misty one by Corot. He contrasted Stefan Lochner's strict, gothic Presentation in the Temple with a tasty chunk of cheesecake by Francois Boucher, entitled Cupid and the Graces. Clearly, Collector Gulbenkian's appetite was wide and deep as his wallet...