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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sharp and Victor Quong '29, were upholding the negative in the question: "Resolved, That this House believes that capital punishment should be abolished," were given the decision of the audience. The speakers representing the affirmative were R. G. West '29 and W. M. Sheehan...
Such is the case of M. Pierre Weber, who has taken as personal affront the remark of M. Rostand, fils, that his play was vile and did not contain a single amusing word. Whether or not the young author's anger was aroused by the first or the second of the allegations is beside the point. In any event, his friends sought out the critic with a challenge. After deliberating during the week-end, M. Rostand made it known that he would not be one to set a precedent of killing playrights since such "recourse to arms was inadmissible...
...chief love is the sea, but only in sailing ships. He hates steamers. "I love to fight the storm," he continued, "and I love my boat. I am going back to it in a few days; I'm not at home on land. Sailors are the greatest fraternity, and the sailors of wind-jammers are the aristocrats of the bunch. I've been six times around the world, and sailing men are the same all over...
...Emigh '30 has been nominated for secretary in the Phillips Brooks House Association Cabinet, it was announced yesterday by M. A. Cheek Jr. '26, graduate secretary. Additional names may be placed on the list upon presentation of a petition bearing 25 names. The election is to be held next Tuesday, the polls being open to all members of the University. The nominee for president and vice-president who receives the highest number of votes will become president while his nearest competitor will fulfill the duties of the subordinate office...
Showing the same coolness which has always characterized his game, H. N. Rawlins '27 of New York, gained the National Squash Racquets Singles Championship from M. P. Baker '25, of Boston, on the courts of the Pennsylvania Athletic Club, Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon, in three straight games, 15-12, 15-13, 16-15. Both finalists were captains of the University squash teams in their Senior years. As the score indicates, the match was close, but Rawlins always had the edge...