Word: nones
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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America should be grateful to Mr. Balieff for the new and exciting form of entertainment he has brought to enliven our none-too-lively stage. It is said that in Russia, an American negro minstrel show has been enjoying as much popularity with Russian audiences as have the Russian players in America: whatever may be the relation of the ruble and the dollar, the rate of dramatic exchange sets strongly in Russia's favor...
...Birth of a Nation"; there have been a few excellent ones; but not until "The Thief of Bagdad" has there been one that could be considered quite its equal. Half a dozen pictures might be mentioned which are rich in historical interest or beautiful in pictorial setting, but none of them have had the charming romance and clean humor which lift "The Thief of Bagdad" above lesser productions...
...because around that city are rich oil fields. Britain has a protectorate over Iraq and supports the Iraquians (Arab inhabitants of Iraq) against Turkish claims to Mosul. The Turks claim Mosul on ethnological grounds, a claim which is patently absurd, because the percentage of Turks there is small. None of the nations concerned utter so much as one syllable about oil-but oil is meant just the same...
...Mars. Nevertheless, he contends that the Anglican Church (like the Eastern Orthodox) is apostolic, whereas the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Churches (Baptist, Presbyterian, etc.) have departed so far from the faith that they are not apostolic. He sees some prospect for union with the Eastern Churches, but none with the others. Finally, he prays that all may unite in boldly attacking the sins of the age-money-making, pleasure-hunting...
Harvard tennis enthusiasts, however, tound some consolation in the fact that the Columbia Freshmen were able to win but one of their five singles, and none of their doubles matches from the 1927 team. Following this Freshman victory Lewis Henderson Gordon of Flushing, Long Island, New York was unanimously elected captain. Gordon is a graduate of Andover, where for three years he played on the tennis team. As number one man against Worcester, and as second man in yesterday's match, he has shown himself, according to Coach Cowles, to be a payer of promise...