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...Then a flash forward to his troubles with his spoiled collegian son at whose angry look he says, "Don't look at me that way, boy. You're giving away too much weight" Then a flashback to his self-education when ambitious Sally walked track in his stead, his first promotion, his son's birth. Then another flash forward to middle-age when the divorcee daughter of a rival tycoon saves her father's business life by persuading Garner to fall in love with her. This leads to the price of "the power and the glory...
...Europe, spurred on by an almost fanatical nationalism, has hastened to the abandonment of its post-war democracies. In their stead has come a return to autocratic government, the system which has moulded political action there for centuries...
...Nicholas, however, the flashy leadership of Davis, and the aggressive cooperation of Benson and Johnson, together with the slightly superior Harvard mounts, will make things tough for the Princeton riders. Princeton has more power than finesse; while Harvard depends on smoothness, a factor which stood her in such good stead during the arduous fight last winter for the Massachusetts Indoor Crown. It is interesting to note that this quality of the team stands in direct contrast to the characteristic power which is the main hope for a Crimson crew victory in the Thames classic this evening...
...bookseller in Paternoster Row at twenty pounds a year. In these days every shilling he had went into theatre tickets; and he dreamed of being a dramatic critic. But the following year his career was definitely set in another direction, for he got a job with W. T. Stead on "The Review of Reviews...
...Houses contains articles on each of the units by the chairmen of the respective House Committees, together with pictures of the outside of the Houses, the dining and common rooms, and the Masters. For convenience at such time in the future as reunions may be held by Houses in stead of by classes, a list of the members of each House is included...