Word: latters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Tristan Bernard, 81, large-nosed, spade-bearded "last of the boulevardiers," Parisian novelist and playwright; of a heart ailment; in Paris. Besides 50-odd novels, Bernard wrote more than 40 musicals and plays, most of the latter successful, none profound, all witty. His Exile was probably the shortest play ever staged...
...every feature the Report is sound. Reorganization of the undergraduate political structure would provide for sophomore, junior, and permanent class committees elected separately from slates composed by nominating committees, the latter to be chosen from the Houses and Union officers. "We have tried to prevent appointment to the Union Committee," the Report noted sharply, "from becoming a free ride into the marshalship." Streamlining of the Class Day program would suggest the assumption of Class Day financial burdens by the College in recognition of that institution's opportunity to "kindle a warm College loyalty in the minds of the Alumni...
...Reorganization of the Class setup to provide for Sophomore, Junior, and Permanent Class committees elected separately from slates composed by nominating committees, the latter to be chosen from the Houses and Union officers...
This method has now been described as "one of the most important educational discoveries ever made," with widespread application throughout all the social sciences; but at the time of its introduction it met determined opposition from both Faculty and students. Many of the latter so intensely disliked Langdell's changes that they transfered to Boston University Law School...
...vigor. After two reels, even the most astute give up trying to follow the incredibly involved machinations of the brothers Marx; in favor of just sitting back and howling. As the story picks up speed, the hectic actions of Groucho and Chico, and the idiotic ones of Harpo make latter-day Bob Hope look like an esthete...