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Headed by Paul Killiam, Jr. '37, who will play the lead part of Bob Brown, the Crimson representatives include David Parry '38, as Townely Town; Valentine J. Chapman 1G, as Wallace Grainger; Phillip Baker Baker '39, as Bruce Keen; and Theodore Strecter '36, who will play the part for Whitman...
...Walshes. Even Evalyn could see that Ned McLean was pretty thoroughly spoiled. But "he was a dear when he was sober. . . . When he was not spree-drinking he often led a most exemplary life; he loved to play with horses and dogs, and concerning golf he became, eventually, so keen that he hired a leading professional to teach him." So, after being engaged on & off many times, Evalyn finally eloped with him. Their grinning fathers gave them $100,000 each for a wedding trip, and their blessing...
...Wisconsin student who walks up a certain street in Madison in summer and early fall, the figure of Dr. Rasmus B. Arderson, age 90, is a family one. He sits in placid silence on the porch of his home and watches with keen eyes the passing parade. There are many who would like to know his thoughts as the daily setting sun throws his rocking chair into shadows. When the Civil War came to an end, he was taking a degree at Luther College in Iowa. In 1866 he embarked on a teaching career as professor of Greek and modern...
...list of characters is headed by Paul Killiam '37, playing the part of Bob Brown, and David Parry '38, who will be Townley Town. Other members of the Dramatic Club in the cast include Valentine Chapman as Wallace Grainger, Philip Baker '39, as Bruce Keen, and Theodore Strecter '36 as Whitman...
...sardonic humour that is not laboured or sought after. Even the note of hope that creeps into the end in the form of a dream conversation is mildly contemptuous. It is the writing of a man who has seen life, men, women, and the world they live in with keen perception and deep feeling. One would probably miss the mark by very little in calling Flamethrowers an autobiography. Friesen sees the world differently. The winds speak to the characters, a trick that is far less obtrusive in Friesen than in Joyce; Peter's dreams are portrayed with such reality that...