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Dates: during 1940-1949
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David M. Little '18 will be on leave of absence for the first half of the academic year 1949-50 from his position as Secretary to the University and Master of Adams House, it was announced yesterday. During his absence, Philip Hofer '21, Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts and an associate of Adams House, will replace him as acting master. Little's job as Secretary will be handled by other members of the Massachusetts Hall staff...
...Otherwise the program was interesting and consecutive. Malcolm Holmes arranged the Purcell suite from separate dances which he found. With the exception of the Large-Minuet, all the movements contain delightful duets for violin and flute. Howard Brown played with skill but was too frequently obscured by the concert master's able, but over-enthusiastic, performance...
There was no doubt about the "master-publisher" part: Hutchinson's publishing and printing firms put out about 10 million books a year-from Calcium Superphosphate and Compound Fertilizers, by P. Parrish, to The Gamester, by Rafael Sabatini-and have brought him a fortune exceeding ?4,000,000. And there was no doubt that he had overcome plenty of difficulties-in person. For five years he had haunted the auctions, picked every painting and print himself, without a moment's doubt of his judgment. He knew what he wanted: "But of course! I own horses; I know what...
...went to work with a will, learned the trade of the artist-engraver, bullied his master into revealing a few closely guarded technical tricks by threatening to murder him. Soon he was turning out the first of the 1,300-odd plates which by mid-18th Century had made him famous...
Basketball in 20 Plays. There are three big reasons-not in any sense secret-why Coach Rupp's team has been burning up the courts for four seasons. One of them is blond, 5 ft. 10½ Ralph Beard, his gum-chewing "quarterback." A master dribbler and playmaker, Beard usually starts the play pattern, picking one of Kentucky's basic 20 (ten for each side of the court), featuring ball-handling and the inside-screen. The other two: 6 ft. 7 Alex Groza and 6 ft. 4 Wallace ("Wah Wah") Jones, who do the heavy scoring up front...