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Third rank juniors and sophomores were the only dean's list groupings that didn't top comparative figures for the winter torm of 1948-49. All other dean's list markings showed College-wide increases over last year's figures...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Marks Set New Record | 3/29/1950 | See Source »

Velvet Fog. Delicate Mel Tormé, known to his claque of feminine fans as the "Velvet Fog," is the boy with the butterscotch voice. At 21, Stylist Tormé attributes his intimate whispers to a second growth of tonsils and a solid knowledge of music (rare, in a crooner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Languor, Curls & Tonsils | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

When the Army discharged him because of his frail stomach, Mel began a well-publicized zoom. After starring in a movie (Good News), he pirouetted right into his own NBC show, Tormé Time (Sat. 5:30 p.m.). Says Mel, somewhat mysteriously: "My face is not prolific. I'm a stylist. . . I've got a distinctive sound." Despite his unprolific face, Tormé will probably make about $250,000 next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Languor, Curls & Tonsils | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

Study-cards for the Spring Torm are due by 5 o'clock today at University 2. A $5 fine is charged if the card is not handed in on time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UPPERCLASSMEN AND DROPPED FRESHMEN | 12/11/1942 | See Source »

Also conspienous in the team's offensive was the down-the-field blocking. "Precision" has been a much used torm on Soldiers Field, but it certainly cashed in on Saturday. The line holes opened at just the right moment, and split seconds later orange-striped jerseys could be seen falling in the secondary like nine pins. Harvard played a running game which for the first time in many long years really carried conviction...

Author: By Donald B. Straus, | Title: Crimson Eleven Smashes Losing Streak, Downing Princeton 34-6 | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

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