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...students, instead of the pre-war faculty member, are now in charge of operating the forum, selecting topics, and procuring speakers. They are James Buxbaum '49 and Frederick L. Holborn...
Frederick L. Holborn...
...writes, "recently drew a piteous picture of those wretched people who, far from being escapists, are merely trying to escape from escapism. But what of the sturdy independent realists who are trying to escape from escapism from escapism?" And, touching on a bit of British antiquity, he remarks: "Holborn Town Hall, where Cecil Rhodes was born, is a good example of Phibbs in his later manner. It is neo-Romanesque rather than post-Palladian, and the gargoyle above the gutter which runs along the sculleries is a very fine example of deep groining in the manner of Boutoflor, who also...
...American Actor Ben Lyon taught voluptuous, blonde Edna Powell the orthodox Minsky technique for her tease in Haw Haw, playing at the Holborn Empire...
...society of The Octavians, several hundred Britishers who have banded together to perpetuate the memory of the Duke as Edward VIII, were determined to accord the day more formal recognition. Some 250 members, largely middle-aged men and women, crowded into a second-rate restaurant in London's Holborn district for a commemorative dinner and dance. From the French Riviera, where he is summering with the Duchess, the Duke sent greetings...