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...individual light song and a typical college song. As a result of a vote taken on a list of approved songs sent to the various colleges competing, "Give a Rouse" by Bantock has been selected as the prize air. The University singers have picked "Dainty, Fine, Sweet Nymph" by Morley for their light air, while "Up the Street" has been chosen as the college sir. After the contest all the glee clubs will unite to sing "The Prayer of Thanksgiving", a Netherland folk song, and while the judges are deciding the outcome the University Glee Club of New York will...
...above series of paragraphs was discovered in "The Bowling Green", Christopher Morley's column in the "New York Evening Post". Those of his readers who are magnanimous enough to overlook the put--the definition of which is too well known to bear repetition--will see that the genial humorist has apparently hit upon a profound truth. Whether this was evolved from painful personal experience he does not say, but it is hard to believe otherwise when his distress is so evident. Indeed, were it not for the fact that Mr. Morley is himself a college graduate, and surely far-seeing...
Even before Mr. Morley burst upon a startled world, however, the rumour had somehow got around that a college graduate could be expected to supply information on all subjects. And the hapless graduate has been trying to live up to expectations ever since. Perhaps he may have seemed a trifie too persistent in his efforts, but a consideration of the obstacles to be overcome (cf. Thomas Edison and others) should persuade us to be lenient in our judgements. The whole thing is so obviously unfair; there should be a set of rules established. Running graduates through the gauntlet is becoming...
...whatever great conclusion may be derived from the discussion, one thing is certain. There is cause for rejoicing that R. G. Z. did not ask Mr. Morley for an article on undergraduates...
...follows: Ave Verum, Des Pres Glory to God in the Highest, Pergolesi Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus, Palestrina Ecce Jam Nootis, Chadwick Intermission Chant de Guerre, Schmitt J. F. Lautner, soloist I Hear a Harp, Brahms Song from Ossian's "Fingal", Brahms Cavalier Song, Stanford Intermission Dainty, Fine, Sweet Nymph, Morley The Broken Melody, Sibelius Senerade, Haydn Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite, Handel