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Three stories illustrate the lives of the poor in czarist Russia. In Chelm, some imbecilic peasants play tricks on the village naif (Jack Gilford). For sage advice the victim consults the local, and unfunny, rabbi: "Why is the sea salty?" "Because of the herrings who live in it.'' In The Bandit, Gilford plays Aleichem himself, terrified by a thief, then retelling his role, à la Falstaff, as heroic. In The High School, the longest and most didactic episode, Gilford plays a domineering and ignorant father whose son is anxious to leave the ghetto for the new century. Between...
...There's nothing like it in the whole world," says the sage himself. "Four schools separated by the Charles River get together, and it's just a temendous tournament full of good, healthy rivalries. The Beanpot is a social as well as athletic event. That's where you absolutely have to be on the first two Mondays in February...
...University should feel a "moral obligation" to replace at least 200 parking spaces which will be permanently lost to the Mt. Auburn St. project, Charles Sage, president of the merchants' association said. Harvard Cooperative Society general manager James Argeros said the University should add 200 spaces to its University Place project...
Credit for his charges' development rests squarely on the acumen of Barnaby, resident sage of Hemenway who was given the reins of the women's program three years ago after a 33-year stint handling...
...heavyweight crew coach Harry Parker--who is currently without the services of a manager--echoed Restic's remarks, saying, "Managers are extremely helpful--by arranging all our trips, they allow me to concentrate on my players and the race." Full-time equipment manager and locker-room sage Chet Stone, who works closely with managers throughout the year, said recently. "They make everyone's job around here a lot easier. I really don't know what we would do without them...