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Exactly how many girls will be elected to the staff has not yet been decided, according to 'Poon president John P. C. Train '50. "We'll take at least three or four," he commented last night, "if we can find that many with talents in our line...
Just why the 'Poon editors feel it necessary to have girls on the staff is unclear--perhaps they think it will improve the humor of the magazine, which, in recent months, has slipped to a position somewhat short of overpowering. Perhaps the dutch tiles with which the walls of their sanctum are lined need a spring cleaning; perhaps they look forward to a gayer decor, with chintz curtains in every leaded window...
...official proceedings, broadcast over the 'Poon's public address system, were somewhat marred by rival CRIMSON loudspeakers established in adjoining Adams and Lowell rooms. Later, after the members of the newly-formed "State of Lampoon" had retired behind their barbed wire and sawdust sack fortifications, these barricades were breached by a determined charge, which reached the front door of the building and obtained half of the "State of Lampoon" banner before the cessation of hostilities...
When the pinkshirts returned, the official speeches began, punctuated by blasts on the 'Poon's toy cannon...
...been rumored that the 'Poon was putting out a parody issue for the Yale game, but no one ever expected a bogus football program. Being a surprise makes it doubly good...