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...ills and ailments of the world by starting with a new generation of men and bringing them up under conditions completely free from all influences and traditions of the past. Unfortunately, we cannot start with a new generation of men on a given day, and old generation of men persist in remaining whatever they happen to be, and can be sooner destroyed than remade. Over in Russia, closeted within the secret chambers of the Kremlin, a group of well-meaning individuals, having discarded experiences and traditions of the past, are trying to reorganize the shattered world by remaking grown...
...miles south of Miami, there has been picked up the body of a monster that calls to mind those gossips' tales of the fabled Sea Serpent,--tales which persist, even today, in almost every sea-side hamlet. In the days of our fathers, there were always to be found those who, with bated breath, had watched the demon of the sea; and from whose tongues the off-told tale slipped readily over a mug of ale in the smoky seamen's taverns. Weird and fearful were those stories, none the less so because the visible proofs of their truth were...
Then Stephen Leacock Esq. (not so much the purveyor of "Nonsense Novels" as the Professor of Political Economy), moved by the Ancient Dame's merry gesture, gave his "Canadian Ec.A." cuts for a month and thought audibly about "College Dormitories." To be sure, his tongue would persist almost suavely, in finding his cheek, and his left eye indulge its habitual wink, but for the greater part of two pages Professor Leacock voices irrefutable solemnities...
...College Endowment Fund Committee issued the following statement: "In view of the fact that this is the second week of the Endowment Fund drive, the slowness with which the subscriptions are coming in from men who do not live in the dormitories is decidedly discouraging. The committee, however, will persist in its endeavor to reach these men by telephone. There will be no relaxation of effort until every man has subscribed as 100 percent is essential to make the drive a success. As Christmas vacation begins next Thursday and as the resident undergraduates have already practically contributed 100 percent...
Much ink has been spilt in debating the respective merits of the "movie" and the legitimate drama, each side holding forth for the complete damnation of the other. It would seem the part of wisdom, as well as discretion, to recognize that both will persist, and that, in fact, their fields of endeavor do not overlap. The moving picture, able to change the scene, or setting of the action in an instant, so that everything, the ship-wreck, the escape by aeroplane, the hanging of the villain, all take place before our very eyes, is undeniably the most effective means...