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...black servants knowing their place, C sputters ridiculously, "I'm a Democrat!" This complete lack of understanding of the vagaries which accompany old age seems inappropriate in a 26-year-old. However, this hostility forms a good contrast to the hopeful young beauty of the second act. Christina Rouner gives a satisfactory performance, but she overplays both the toughness of the first act and the lightness of the second. Due to the flat tonality of her voice and a certain awkwardness, she does not make a very convincing coquette...
...when she dons pearls and a stylish dress in the second act, except for a slightly more sophisticated and strict demeanor, she is basically the same. A major casting problem is Learned's physical appearance: she is not tall but instead rather shorter and squatter than both Seldes and Rouner. This takes away from the title and disturbs the continuity of the three in the second act. Still, Learned's performance is quite enjoyable, especially in the first act, in which she and Seldes play off of each other marvelously...
...Colonial Church, on the outskirts of Minneapolis, was designed by Architect Richard F. Hammel, 58, of Hammel Green Abrahamson, Inc., a Minneapolis-based firm. "Designing religious buildings is arduous," says Hammel. "It took six years of discussions and hard work with the congregation and its pastor, Dr. Arthur Rouner Jr., to achieve a harmonious understanding of the function and meaning of their church. But it is wonderful work, because something other than dollars is valued. You are designing for the celebration of human life...
...Rainsford Rouner '79, a resident of Adams A-37, the suit where the blaze began, said neither he nor his roommates had used their fireplace for three days before the fire. He added that they "always make sure all of the coals are cold when we leave the room anyway...
Jacob Black, editor of the Bibliography of American Literature: Robert B. Williamson '20, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court; Justin Kaplan '45, biographer of Mark Twain, winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for biography: Leroy S. Rouner '53, author. teacher, and scholar in the Philosophy of Religion: Eugene G. h Rocow, professor of Chemistry, retiring this year: and Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, winner of the National Medal for Science this year...