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...dawned. In the chilly morning, from the outskirts, long lines of people started for work on foot. Streetcars rattled through the streets, empty but for the crew. They came to a halt at each stop, while the conductors tried to lure passengers in; nobody boarded. Any weary hiker who yielded to temptation was promptly hauled back from the trolleys by indignant pedestrians. Owners of private cars offered lifts to elderly people. At noon, Barcelona's entire police corps was mobilized; two cops mounted each streetcar to "protect passengers." But the cops were the only passengers on the flashy...
Easter was no holiday for Jasper McKee '51, a Washington, D. C., resident who was driving from New York to College. Just outside of New Haven, an angry bee caused him to stop his car and evict the hitch-hiker...
...lest valuable time be expended in raising such embarrassing questions as "Academic freedom?" or "How would this be enforced?," it should be quickly remarked that there is little to worry about on this issue. This legislative hitch-hiker will not be entered on the statute books at this session of Congress. The rider in question, it seems, is attached to the bill to raise subsistence payments for student-veterans. The chairman of the Rules Committee predicts it will not even reach the floor for a vote at this time. Why should it? Have not the concerned congressmen salved their consciences...
...Another famed Sears athlete is Fred's hearty daughter Eleonora, former women's squash rackets champion, hiker (Providence to Boston in 9 hr. 53 min.), polo player, horse-show jumper, six times co-winner of the Women's National Doubles championship...
...rugged hiker, skier, bicyclist or canoeist, or if you just like a weekend change of scenery the HOC hopes to be able to offer a program suited to your taste. As an added attraction for lazy undergraduates, some of the Outing Club's excursions offer athletic credit...