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ARICIE BRUN-Emile Henriot- Viking Press ($2). A prosperous Bordeaux mercer has the misfortune to upset his gig in a ditch. A young traveling man, Julien Brun, has the good fortune to pull him out. Thus, in 1817, begins a human little pageant of French bourgeoisie that continues for four generations, to the outbreak of war in 1914. For of course young Brun marries the mercer's daughter and lives, though not ever after or in unmitigated bliss, at least long enough to father some little Bruns, whom we follow to their several graves. Aricie is the unselfish daughter...
Engaged. Miss Emmeline Grace, daughter of Eugene G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; to Alton Parker Hall, son of the Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, rector of Trinity Church, Bridgeport, Conn...
Donald Gallaher (actor who produced The Gorilla) does pretty well and the always dependable Beryl Mercer helps. The chief interest of the opening evening was in the theatre. It is the Criterion, where you have seen The Covered Wagon, The Ten Commandments, etc., returning in its old age to an early and memorable allegiance to the spoken drama...
After graduating from Mercer University, Georgia, in 1898. Dr. Straton was ordained a Baptist minister in 1900. Today the most vigorous leader of Fundamentalism he has been actively engaged in church and educational affairs for over 25 years...
...Stanley Mercer Bysshe '27, of Springfield, Vt., has been appointed second assistant basketball manager following a nine weeks' competition. He will automatically become basketball manager in his Senior year. He prepared at the Phillips Exeter Academy...