Word: motions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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DeGuglielmo called Vellucci's confiscation motion the "most asinine proposal probably ever brought before a legislative body." He charged that "last Friday's riot, which if carried to the full might have meant the loss of life, is directly attributable to irresponsible statements in the press made by certain Council members...
Rolling Oddballs. Annette rolls through the story with a large collection of fellow oddballs, and all are kept in motion by the mysterious Mischa Fox, the enchanter of the book's title. A fabulously rich publisher who lives, like the Minotaur, in a mazelike palace, Mischa is, in terms of realism, the weakest thing in the novel. But he serves to underline Author Murdoch's philosophic point: those unsure of their own identity are at the mercy of anyone's will...
...amendment asking that each class Council representation be increased from three to four was introduced by Carl S. Sloane '58, Sloane, explaining his proposal, said that the Council now had much work to do than in the past, and as a result needed more members to do it. His motion was tabled by unanimous vote...
...Councilor's motion to seize University property for parking space is expected to come up for reconsideration in an altered form, with "confiscation" of land substituted for "taking by eminent domain...
...turned in better performances in more serious roles. Margaret Johnston, who plays the designer's wife, does little more than pout, but June Thorburton, as the daughter, and John Fraser, as her young man, are both quite convincing and decorative. If nothing else, Touch and Go proves that a motion picture need not always be profound to be entertaining, and it format a pleasant contrast to an excellent documentary...