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Died. Julius ("Jules") Bledsoe, 44, famed Negro baritone who introduced Ol' Man River; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Hollywood. Born in Texas, he studied singing in the U.S. and abroad, left Columbia University in 1924 for the concert stage, in 1927 clicked in the first edition of Show Boat...
...haven't looked at Baker Hall bulletin board recently, a few dates may be news to you: Monday, July 19 to Wednesday, July 21, mid-term exams; Friday, September 10, last day of classes for this semester; Saturday, September 11 to Monday, the 13th, reading period; and good ol' final exams from Tuesday, September 14 to Tuesday the 21st, excluding Saturday and Sunday. It'll be a long, drawn out affair this time, but maybe a little less pressing as a result. Oh yes, it's now pretty definite that Commander Collins and Lieutenant Anderson will teach the Supply course...
...Good to Hear Department: Good ol' Seth Grey is back to stay, Midshipman visor cap and all. We hope he gets a break on Judgment Day, because he's been through a lot more than any of us, and has taken it like an officer. Also, Warren Had's pop is better, and that flying trip to Pennsylvania wasn't necessary after all. We're glad to see that Wes Songer refuses to pick up pennies with his crutches. Try him with a half dollar some time. Who ever said swimming was a safe sport...
...games in this year's Series. He grips the ball so hard his hand quivers for a half hour after each game. But the Beaze has plenty on the ball. This year, his first in the big leagues, he won 21 games-best rookie record since Ol' Pete Alexander chalked...
Ramsey is the other star of the W & M outfit. In the ol' South they are saying in their best johnny-cake, corn whiskey accents, "Hahvuhd can have Peabody. We'll take Ramsey any day." The bad thing about it that "they" might be right, as good as Peabody was, for Ramsey blocks and tackles like fiend and was picked on every All-Southern team in the books last year...