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...King of England and the King of France are fighting again." They are figures in an ancient clock-tower at Calais, who emerge each day at noon and joust with lances. Early in the War the mechanism was damaged by a German shell. The Kings said to one another: Pax vobiscum; the Calaisiens exclaimed: Miracle! Now a clockmaker has repaired the mechanism and the two Allies are once more fighting, whereat the Calaisiens say cynically, with an expressive French shrug of the shoulders: C'est la fin de I'alliance...
...share of disbelief usually attends the prophecies of a statesman. His prediction of a "peace of the English" is not likely to prove an exception. Centuries ago a Romar, far from the golden mile-stone, was secure in a barbaric world, because the legions were eager to enforce the Pax Romana with their broadswords. While it may be true in the present age there can be no peace in the world without an understanding among the English speaking nations that war shall be prohibited yet unless England and the United States stands prepared to wield more than "more suasion," such...
...letter was intended as a challenge to Columbia. At any rate the glove has been thrown down. The sagacious policy is to grant New York's great seat of learning reasonable time to make a statement. Until that time, for the current accounts in journals are hardly sufficient, "Pax Vobiscum...
Following is the program for the Pop Concert in Symphony Hall this evening: Seventh Tufts Night. 1. March, "The Queen of Sheba," Gounod 2. March, "Pax et Lux," F. E. Dow '99 3. a. Brown and Blue, E. W. Newton '90 b. For Tufts Hurrah, '87's Class Song 4. a. Around the Rez, M. N. Dustin '06 b. Aren't You Glad You're a Tufts Man? E. W. Newton '90 5. a. Forward, Tufts, L. R. Lewis '87 b. The Sword of Ferrara (with Glee Club), Bullard 6. a. Keep your Eye on Tufts L. C. Powers...
Following is the program for the Pop Concert in Symphony Hall this evening: Fifth Tufts Night. 1. March, "Ompskut," Keene 2. Waltz, "Roses from the South," Strauss 3. March, "Pax et Lux," F. E. Dow '09 4. a. For Tufts Hurrah, '87's Class Song b. Brown and Blue E. W. Newton '90 5. Forward, Tufts! L. R. Lewis '87 6. Aren't you Glad You're a Tufts Man? E. W. Newton '90 b. Keep Your Eye on Tufts, L. C., Powers '05 c. Around the "Rez," M. N. Dustin '06 7. Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner 8. Old Favorites...