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George A. Kelly '53, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Eliot House, was elected Peagasus; Robert H. Cole '52, of Chicago and Kirkland House, treasurer, and Billy N. Joyner '52 of Milan, Tenessee, and Boston, secretary. The new board will take office Tuesday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ginsberg Elected New President of Advocate | 2/9/1951 | See Source »

Best of its stories is "The Rain-Crows," by Billy Joyner. Joyner writes with smooth skill and acute perception of the black earth of the South, and the people and their passions which grow in it. His description is simple yet detailed--Joyner writes with care of the smoke rising from the burning brush of a pasture, of a dead crow hanging stiff from the wire of a fence--at the same time, his words move with an easy rhythm that carries along the detail in a nice balance of sound...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 1/25/1951 | See Source »

Occasionally Joyner's smooth prose breaks down; his sentences become awkward and his writing intrudes into the description...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 1/25/1951 | See Source »

...elections last night ending the Advocate spring candidacy, Fred J. English '51, David Gordon '51, Geore Kelley '53, and Charles Neuhauser '53 were elected Literary Associates. Robert H. Cole '52 was elected to the Business Board, and B. N. Joyner '52 was elected Bacchus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Advocate Elections | 4/18/1950 | See Source »

...pound class, the Puritans' Bill Joyner outpointed Don Keller of Dunster, 9 to 0. Tom Carroll of Lowell pinned Kirkland's Dick Thomas with a half-nelson at 5:00 in the 145-pound class 136-pound Moe Richardson of Winthrop pinned the Bellboys' John Decuevas with a half-nelson and body-press at 3:37, and Pete Bierre of Leverett used the same hold to win over Deacon Dave Holden at 2:33 in a 155-pound bout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Wrestling Ends As 6 Men Win Crowns | 3/18/1950 | See Source »

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