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...youthful prodigies of the Economics department, with an Oxford education behind him, Mr. Mason conducts the course along lines that are wholly enjoyable. Informal lectures--you may interrupt any time you wish--are the backbone of the course, but there are also occasional sessions devoted to a general class room discussion, with the conservative students standing off their more radical colleagues and with Mr. Mason holding the scales...
...services was his established and regular habit, rather than an infrequent practice, as you imply. The statement that "he was never known to pray in church" is a gratuitous assumption and a slur upon his sincerity as a participant in public worship. What would you expect him to do?interrupt the preacher and offer to lead the congregation aloud in prayer...
...Dartmouth team. The score, 16 to 0, represented the worst beating a Harvard football team had taken since 1907. With the advent of the ensuing lean years on the Stadium gridiron Dartmouth continued to carry off football triumphs until last year's last minute comeback enabled the Crimson to interrupt the string of Big Green successes. By Time...
...trade customs and agreements? We must have advice on legal or other points. We have only to ask a graduate, tell him that the information is for Harvard, and every door is opened for us, every book is at our disposal, and even the busiest official seems glad to interrupt his work and give us all the time...
John's soliloquy took place in his little "Lodge" on the south side of Widener library where he now watches and protects automobiles of professors and instructors; and questions officious persons entering the Yard. During his talk several of his friends entered, but to interrupt him was out of the question. Once, while John was drawing a breath, one of the newcomers asked. "When you came here, was Sophocles, the great Italian Philosopher over there in Holworthy?" John cogitated a moment, and replied. "No, but Jim Slocum...