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Wilbur, the author of "The Beautiful Changes," a book of poems published in 1947, is an Amherst College graduate who received his A.M. from Harvard in 1947. One of his poems. "The Puritan," appeared in the latest issue of the Advocate. He will give a course here next year, English 271, on the writings of Edgar Allan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wilbur Will Read His Poetry Today | 4/21/1949 | See Source »

Wall Street & Walkouts. Dry Messiah is Richmond Newspaper Editor Virginius Dabney's careful and stolid look at a puritan's progress from circuit-riding man-of-God to arrogant director of a nation's morals. It does little to explain the man or the moral climate in which he was bred, but it is a useful and embarrassing reminder that for over a decade Cannon's narrow vision and flinty prohibitionist zeal were among the most persuasive forces in U.S. politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tangled Moralist | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

Students interested in the exalted art of aerial gliding will get a chance to meet fellow-enthusiasts next Saturday at a meeting of all Boston glider fans at the Puritan Hotel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amateur Gliders Will Assemble in Boston Saturday | 4/2/1949 | See Source »

Personally, I do not approve of the type of language that the President used-and I am no Puritan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 28, 1949 | 3/28/1949 | See Source »

...Puritan defense, sparked by Frank Gumpe, stopped Lowell's fast break cold, and John White led the driving Winthrop offense. Ted Nelson, tall man of the League, provided masterly control of the rebounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Quintet Hands First Loss To Lowell, 38-30 | 3/3/1949 | See Source »

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