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...Arthur Ellison '37, of Chelsea, Mass., excerpt from "The Selective Principle in Education," by James B. Conant; Norman E. Hunt '38, of Brookline, Mass., "The Bombardment," by Amy Lowell; Wiley E. Mayne '38, of Sanborn, Ia., "Daniel O'Connell," by Wendell Phillips; Laird Mck. Ogle, '37, of Norwalk, Conn., "Hector's Farewell to Andromache," from The Hiad, Book VI, Homer; Ellwood M. Rabenold Jr. '37, of New York, N. Y., "The Judiciary Act of 1802," by Hon. James A. Bayard; Fred Rogosin '39, of Dorchester, Mass., "Steel," by Joseph Auslander; and Willard M. Whitman Jr. '39, of Marquette, Mich...
Evidence of a healthy public awakening to the lures of improved speech is shown, moreover, by the wide diversity of material which is lending itself to public discussion. As an illustration, the ten students tonight will speak on subjects ranging from "The Supreme Court Tribunal" to "Hector's Farewell to Andromache," and they will speak because they have something important to say, not for mere theatrical arm-waving. Each one chosen for better-than-average mastery of delivery, these ten, in their struggle for the prizes, are raising their voices in the cause for better speaking, furnishing impetus...
...likely young New Zealander named Henry Hector Bolitho* made the friendly acquaintance of Edward of Wales, then aged 25 and dutifully touring the Dominions "down under" at the zenith of his infectious charm. Soon a book, With the Prince in New Zealand by Hector Bolitho was selling nicely, but not for a while did the author turn up in England, doing in 1929 a modest volume called The Later Letters of Lady Augusta Stanley and branching out from the Prince of Wales, who remembered him, into quiet purlieus of the Royal Family where a few not very exciting private papers...
Then Edward, his friend and original benefactor, came to the Throne. Promptly swank Mayfair's slick-papered smartchart bi-weekly Leisure bought and ran in serial installments excerpts from his forthcoming biography, "The New King . . . Exclusive . . . Intimate Life Study ... by Hector Bolitho." The series ran for four months. Last week just about the biggest biographic surprise Mayfair has had came when a few people bought what they casually supposed was only the binding up in book form of the Leisure sketches, a friendly series of bi-weekly pieces about Edward VIII seemingly penned in deepest, sincerest admiration...
Glasgow's Principal Sir Robert Sangster Rait died this year. Last week Glasgow turned out to welcome his successor, Principal Sir Hector James Wright Hetherington. At 48 the youngest chief executive in the University's history, lean, athletic Sir Hector was graduated by Glasgow with highest honors in both economics and philosophy, has served on the faculties of Sheffield, University College (Cardiff), University College (Exeter), was called back to Glasgow from the Vice-Chancellorship of relatively upstart Liverpool University...