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...during 1946-47, an amazing 25 were revivals. But-considering that only a short while back exactly one classic reached Broadway in 23 months-it was good to see famous plays moved from shelf to stage in handfuls. Better yet, it was good to see many of the famous plays themselves-a glossy Lady Windermere's Fan, a lithe Volpone, a lively Androcles and the Lion, a lusty Cyrano, a truly brilliant Importance of Being Earnest...
...tempo. At the same time . . . a modern motor-coach system . . . makes the old, large newspaper impractical to read while riding." Thus last week the Seattle Star gave its reason for becoming the Pacific Northwest's first tabloid. There were other reasons. They were something of a tabloid story in themselves-a story of mismanaged inheritance, hairbreadth financial escapes, family squabbling...
...consist of a protein molecule with a molecular weight of several million units. In most respects it is not alive; the crystal structure, for example, is typical of inanimate materials such as metal. But when it makes contact with plant tissue, the molecules at once acquire the ability to reproduce themselves-a prime prerequisite of life...
...there will be approximately six weeks in the academic year in which members of the three upper classes will be more or less engaged in educating themselves without help, or, it is added, hindrance from their elders. The great purpose of a college education being to train men to train themselves-a purpose which President Lowell has repeatedly stressed this method is looked upon as an aid to that end. Incidentally, it will reduce the formal teaching period to about the length of that in the English universities, and will give some relief to teachers upon whom increasing burdens have...
...prison; when the name of Prince von Bismarck, grandson of the Iron Chancellor, was called, they replied with: "Woe unto you who are his grandson!" Then came the L's and with them "Ludy's" name. The Communists shouted so loud that they almost frightened themselves-a Herculean effort that made their former exertions appear entirely Lilliputian. Jealous Monarchists screamed "Ein, Zwei, Drei" and thundered a counterblast of shrill hisses. "Ludy," always a perfect gentleman, sat with his arms folded, looking the Communists squarely in the eyes and repeatedly bowing to them, although they were anything but complimentary...