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Both the stories in this number are above the average in quality. "Distortion," by Mr. Washburn, is about what happens to a Harvard Junior when he discovers that his girl has become engaged to another man without telling him. The dialogue is convincing, and the character of the girl is will described. Mr. Ferris' "Attis" is a more ambitious piece of work, concerning the relation between an artist and the conventionality of a Southern town. So described, the theme sounds conventional, but this story is not conventional at all. Mr. Ferris puts his reader rapidly into the middle...
Henry Ferris '36 has written a long story on the plight of the artist as an individual in the Industrial South. The other story. "Distortion," concerning the psychological problems of a Harvard Junior, is written by Abbott McM. Washburn '37. Other features are poems by James Laughlin, IV '36, and George P. Winship...
Other officers chosen for next year, at the meeting last night, were: Vice-President, G. Raymond Dennett '36 of Williamstown, former president of the Club and son of the New president of Williams College; Secretary Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. '36 of New York City; Treasurer, Griffith B. Washburn '35, of Graystone Park, N. J., former vice-president; Fifth member of the Executive Council, Thomas H. Quinn ''36 of West Warwick, R. I., retiring president...
...challenge cup, 25 selected skiers will meet a team from Hanover Sunday at 1 o'clock at Tuekerman Ravine on Mount Washington in a slalom race. This cup, which will be held by the individual winner for a year following his victory, has been given by H. Bradford Washburn '33, head of last year's informal skiing organization...
...Committee also awarded a Minor "H" in skiing to Bradford Washburn '33 because he organized the team and the sport at Harvard last year, and because as an undergraduate, he represented Harvard in many ski meets...