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...traditional reccoon coat fedes farther into the past and the bulky coat of recent years gives way to the lighter, weather repellent fabrics with zip-in linings. That felt hat still crown the style of Harvard's well dressed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Let Style Be Your Guide | 12/10/1954 | See Source »

Notwithstanding the movie's happy ending, in which a rejuvenated Faust regains his rather confused soul, the legend's new and lighter mood is due mainly to M. Clair's revolutionary conception of Mephistopheles. Played by Michel Simon, the Devil's agent now appears as a wonderfully impish, intriguing, and incompetent procurer of souls--sort of a dumb burglar on a metaphysical level. Faust himself capitalizes on Mephisto's bumbling diabolicalness to lead a love life that seems well worth anyone's soul. He is portrayed by Gerard Philipe with just the right combination of gallantry and naivete...

Author: By Stephen R. Barnett, | Title: Beauty and the Devil | 11/2/1954 | See Source »

...seven reported the theft to the University and the Cambridge police. The police said they had little hope of catching the robber, since they had no description of him. Only two of the stolen items may prove to be clues later. The watch and the cigarette lighter had monograms on them and may lead to the robber if he tries to sell them, the police said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thief Invades Adams Early Monday, Takes $40 From Four Open Rooms | 10/26/1954 | See Source »

Seven Adams House students were robbed in their sleep early yesterday morning of a total of nearly $40 and a collection of wallets, a watch, and a cigarette lighter. The unidentified robber was noticed only once...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thief Invades Adams Early Monday, Takes $40 From Four Open Rooms | 10/26/1954 | See Source »

...Volmer have forced Jordan to bring sophomore Tony Gianelly along too fast, did the Crimson look vulnerable. Probably the least experienced defensive halfback Jordan has ever used, Gianelly has been rushed into two-way service too soon, and lacks the speed of his 1953 predecessor, John Culver. Gianelly's lighter, more experienced understudy, Dick Oehmler, is a very fast starter, and hits a line very hard for 160 pounds...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Fumbles, Mistakes Provide Dartmouth With 13-7 Win Over Crimson's Eleven | 10/25/1954 | See Source »

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