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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although the Fund drive is now $70,000 ahead of last year at this time, follow-up solicitations have been discontinued in deference to the Program campaign, according to David McCord '26, executive secretary of the Fund Council. A quarter of the usual million dollars of annual gifts is not expected this year, and the loss of another $500,000 will be incurred when the Fund's activities are discontinued until July...
Instead of the usual lengthy events, the time is filled by entertainers. A paunchy, middle-aged Gene Autry, who owns a major share of the rodeo, sings and announces that if he didn't live in California, he'd live in Boston. A younger Annie Oakley thinks equally well of our fair city. Also present are the Riders of the Purple Sage who are still drifting along the tumbling tumbleweed searching for some cool, cool water. There is also a square dance on horseback, trick riding, and two girls doing trick roping in semi-Bikini type costumes. These interludes...
Meanwhile, the remainder of the varsity ate its usual pre-meet steak on the train, arrived at Grand Central Station, and traveled uptown to Van Cortlandt by subway. They dressed for the meet and jogged over the course. But as the hour of the start approached, there was still no sign of Segal...
Helen Hayes's brilliant performance fits into this spirit nearly perfectly, which is not really surprising, although playing an exaggeratedly gay, moderately mad French aristocrat might have seemed a bit beyond her great scope and skill. She triumphs, as usual. Her gestures are a catalogue of how to act; her bright eyes and posed postures handle comedy with a great flourish...
...strategy which keeps halfbacks up close to the forward line does, however, place an additional burden on the two fullbacks. A fast breaking team may get the jump on halfbacks playing deeper than usual to bring a four or five man rush down on the fullbacks and goalie. A premium is thus placed on accurate passing and swift control of loose balls by forwards and halfbacks...