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What is wrong with Princeton sport? To those ostrich-like souls who deny that anything is wrong, we recommend, first, a casual glance at our recent athletic history and, second, a casual chat with most Princeton undergraduates, athletes, or coaches. If he wants a real torrent of language, let him consult a few of that off-maligned group-the Alumni...
...when tiny flames spurted up from nowhere, spread fanwise joined almost instantaneously into a seething mass of fiery destruction. Prisoners locked in their cells yelled for release, rattled their bars, gibbered frightfully. When the guards would not free them, prisoners on the outside seized keys, opened locks, loosed a torrent of fire-crazed...
...easily imagine what a torrent of protest you must be receiving and simply want to send you my sympathetic support. You have held the mirror up to nature with an unflinching hand, true to your motto "TIME brings all things." Not all things are good, and the straighter we look the bad ones in the face, the sooner we will achieve that state of perfection for which destiny must intend...
...things in a "big way. and doing them right. If I had any doubt this merger would not be a good thing for both of us, I wouldn't take it as a gift. My policy is to take a plant and make it grow." Then, in a torrent of emotion, Orator Schwab told of his long friendship with Mr. Campbell, ended up with a plea: ''Jim Campbell, right or wrong, follow him." To Chairman Schwab, President Grace is the perfect complement. Cool, logical, incisive. Mr. Grace quoted figures to show Bethlehem spends money on its plants...
...called The Yard. The original Yard has expanded its glorious elms dying of the gypsy moth have given place to red oaks or other trees the ancient wooden fence is replaced by delightful wrought iron and brick. Coming out of the subway one crosses riskily the traffic torrent in "Mass" Avenue turns to look across the hurly burly of what was once a quiet country square enters the Yard. There past a copper beech lies a long rectangle of shaded lawn enclosed by ten or so buildings of all styles simply beauty of ancient Hollis architectural bathos of Weld. Behind...