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...last week to "one of the foremost military and naval academies in the United States." Mr. Grew referred to his own alma mater-Harvard University. He was speaking at Harvard's 292nd commencement, which was typical of 1943 commencements throughout the U.S. It was signalized chiefly by the tramp of 8,000 militarized student feet. Harvard gave only 1,115 academic degrees (against its prewar 2,500), but conferred 4,000 training certificates on Army & Navy officers, officer candidates, and Radcliffe WAVES. Only one honorary academic hood* was slipped over a distinguished head, and that belatedly-Joseph Grew...
...Pringles (outraged parents of deb-age Mildred) are feuding with the Archers (proud parents of Lieut. Lenny and Junior Miss Corliss) because Mrs. Archer called Mildred a "tramp." While the pappies get to punching each other's noses, Lenny and Mildred elope, confiding only in Corliss. Lenny goes overseas, Mildred discovers she is to have a baby, and Corliss-who has been seen with Mildred at the doctor's and is sworn "in blood" to secrecy-pretends that the baby is hers. Mr. & Mrs. Archer have a bad time for an act, but the audience has a fine...
...Shortly after Land gave his testimony, Winston Churchill in London was indicating why. One reason that shipping losses have been so big, said Mr. Churchill, is the slow speed of transatlantic convoys. In part, this is because both Britain and the U.S. have pressed into service many an old tramp freighter. But, as Navy men know well, the indictment also falls against new ships coming out of U.S. yards-notably the famous Liberty...
...tramp, tramp, tramp for the ladies, as they march everywhere they go--to classes, to meals, and to exercise. Their discipline and program will be similar to that of the Naval School in the Yard, and those gentlemen will have to learn to salute the officerettes, who are technically the exact equal of men in similar rank...
Vying with Jester, Pegasus and Mickey Sullivan for local literary honors, a group of harried and hurried newshawks nightly tramp the interesting by-paths of University life gleaning the facts and features that lie in finished form on your doorstep at six o'clock every morning...