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Over 4000 pennies were contributed by the Freshmen, other gifts including Canadian and Italian coins, blank checks, cough drops, cigarettes, a pair of dice, an empty cartridge, and one peppermint Life-Saver...
...quaint child one sees. We have with us again the precocious girl orphan who confides in her diary and longs to be an author-the unsympathetic relatives who are won over by her shy independence - the Great Family Secret-the letters to Father in Paradise-etc., etc. But the peppermint sticks are tastier than the run of such literary peppermint sticks; the author knows her locale, Prince Edward Island, and writes of it with some intelligence. All in all it is a wonderful book to give that old-fashioned aunt. But be sure to include a box of handkerchiefs...
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS -Highly unusual film of the high-tide of the American whaling industry. When one irritated sea-monster starts crunching a boat and its occupants like a peppermint stick, directly in front of the camera, it is difficult to keep the shivers out of your spine. A distinct achievement...