Word: short
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Take a belief in your destiny, borrow a dress suit, astonish a social gathering to which you had no invitation with your brilliancy, and your fortune is made. This is the philosophy of John Paul Bart, tailor's presser, self-made man, who in four short acts raises himself from nothing to the pinnacle of power...
Beginning a little pertly, Bart carries off his difficult part with great sureness, with no unnecessary words, with, in short, that something which has made the self-made man. He delighted the audience just as much as his associates who, both men and women, fell in love with him after a few minutes' acquaintance...
Afterwards the nets were taken away, and the fielders were given practice in covering ground balls, and in throwing to first base and home. This fielding practice was not long, but the men show considerable improvement for the short time they have been out. Later the Freshmen took possession of the cage, the battery men warming up and pitching to the fielders. Practice in fielding was then given the men, special emphasis being laid on the throwing to bases. The Freshman squad now numbers 57 men, and on account of the congested conditions in the cage, a cut will probably...
...statement in the news columns of the CRIMSON of March 7 in regard to the Harvard Endowment Fund is slightly misleading. You say that "the committee has not attempted to give a great deal of publicity to their movement and raise the money in a short time, but they plan to go slowly and to give years to the collection of the fund." Quite the contrary, the committee has given the $10,-000,000 Fund considerable publicity both in the newspapers and otherwise. This publicity has had the effect of prompting several very substanial gifts wholly unsolicited and many expressions...
With some 40,000 living Harvard men to reach, in addition to innumerable "outside" friends of the University, it would be impossible, and for many reasons, impracticable, to conduct a short quick campaign. If a substantial part of the desired sum is in hand by next Commencement, the committee will feel that a satisfactory start on the great task has been made. ROBERT F. DUNCAN '12, Secretary, Endowment Fund Committee...