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That restless son of Harvard, Mr. E. E. Cummings, is travestied in a group of three poems which have fastened with a swoop and a whoop upon his startling technique. Mr. T. S. Eliot, too, appears here, under the thin disguise of T. S. Tellalot, and he, likewise, is turned upon the spit, crisply and with gusto...
...swoop of 1,000 women...
...thousand Newport women swooped down upon the House of Commons. Never had such a sight been seen in London since the days of the suffragettes. The swoop was made to greet Reginald Clarry, M.P. for Newport. They wanted to be shown around the House. The rules forbid any member receiving more than 50 guests at any one time, so Mr. Clarry had to depute 10 of his colleagues to look after 950 of the ladies. Finally, they departed in 30 charabancs. Reginald was reported to have withstood the ordeal "with remarkable fortitude...
...statement of Mr. Conant, the University bell ringer clears up several controversial matters in one swoop. There has always been a question as to just how many times the bell rings every hour; it now appears that this number is either forty-four or forty-six--depending, presumably on the physical condition of Mr. Conant. On Sundays, however, he spreads himself to the extent of 120 strokes; no doubt it requires at least that many to remind most students of the existence of the Chapel...
...Reynolds, took his fleet in single file, sometimes in V formation so close together that the wing tips seemed to touch. En route the planes went through offensive manoeuvres such as bombing planes would be called upon to do in case of war. Adopting offensive tactics, the bombers would swoop down upon some military objective such as a railhead or bridge and simulate their destruction. Had bombs of 2,000, 1,000 and 600 pounds been dropped over New Jersey a terrible scene of destruction would have met the eye. The coast line was closely followed, giving Atlantic City...