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...affair. By judicious scheming, trickery, persuasion Pandar arranges a meeting, silences scruples, fans the flame, stages an assignation at his house on a stormy night. Troilus wins his love and is temporarily happy. Then Calchas in the Greek camp manages to get his daughter exchanged for a Trojan prisoner. Greek Warrior Diomede cocks his helmet at her, and soon to good purpose. Pining Troilus hears rumors of Cressida's faithlessness. When they are confirmed he is not sorry to meet death on Achilles' spear. Famed English Sculptor Eric Gill (who did inter alia the Leeds University War Memorial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chaucer Polished | 12/19/1932 | See Source »

...Note: The following paragraphs were chosen from three editorials printed in an issue of "The Daily Trojan," University of Southern California publication...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rah! Rah! Rah! | 9/28/1932 | See Source »

...chivalry is dead at Southern California as far as football rallies are concerned. No longer will men be afraid of splitting the ear drums of coeds when yelling for the Trojan varsity or singing "Fight On," because the women of Troy will be sitting up in the balconies listening for their masters voices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rah! Rah! Rah! | 9/28/1932 | See Source »

With the continued scarcity of purchasers of student ticket books, it is apparent that something must be done at once if the famous Trojan rooting section is to maintain its high standard of excellence of former years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rah! Rah! Rah! | 9/28/1932 | See Source »

...present case that determination has revealed itself in a ruthless professionalism which has not scrupled even to cast an implicit insult at its football rival. The implication that Notro Dame was not unwilling in bribe a member of the Southern California squad considerably dulls the luster of the Trojan victory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALL'S FAIR. . . | 12/8/1931 | See Source »

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