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Racing in near-perfect conditions under a warm sun over the mile and three-quarters upstream course, the Crimson eight shot to an early lead with a blazing start. After the first ten strokes, the beat settled from a 42 to a 35 for the next twenty, unusually high for a Harvard crew. When the stroke finally dropped to a 32 the Crimson was leading Princeton by three-quarters of a length...
...Paris in 1925, and for famous Author Fitzgerald it was "1000 parties and no work." He went on ten-day bats and came to in places as far away as Brussels, wondering how he got there. But that spring he had published The Great Gatsby, a beautifully written, technically near-perfect story about the Long Island rich and a young bootlegger's pathetic belief that money could buy respect and happiness. This time, Fitzgerald got the critical praise he hungered after. Famed Novelist Edith Wharton invited him to call. Drunk, and with his inferiority complex working overtime, he accused...
...afternoon. Other departments include: copy-writing and continuity, scheduling of classical music programs, scheduling of popular music, and advertising. The program, or operations, director is responsible for making the entire organization function as a unit, with the sole objective of putting programs on the air and getting them as near-perfect as possible...
...near-perfect corner kicks and a long shot gave the soccer team a 3 to 2 win from a favored Haveford eleven Saturday. The Crimson came from behind twice to win the home contest, its second of the season...
...Schildkraut, as the head of the family of characters, is excellent. He portrays a tormented soul, whose author has mistakenly chosen a bad moment for the exposure of his inner self. In his expression, his gestures, and his voice, Schildkraut mirrors Pirandello's character in near-perfect fashion. Miss Ford also performs credibly, but on opening night there was just a little bit too much of the philosophical in her voice, a little too much posing in her gestures...