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...Owen Wister, author of The Virginian and other novels: "I refused an appointment to handle funds to be collected in Philadelphia for German children. I gave as my reason the lavish expenditures by German profiteers 'conspicuous for their eating, their drinking and their jewels' which I had observed in expensive Swiss hotels. 'May I suggest,' said I, 'that before asking American help, you invite these German profiteers to look after their own flesh and blood. ... Perhaps you are not aware what is being taught about the War to German children in Prussianized schools, but you can hardly have forgotten...
...Freshman team will line-up against Team B of the Harvard Club of Boston. Their undefeated captain, H.N. Rawins will be supported by R.B. Meriman, P.E. Lenhardt, H.B. Jackson, and W.R. Wister in the order named...
...teams will be as follows: HARVARD 1927 LINCOLN INN TEAM B 1. Rawlins Mac Ilvaine 2. Lenhart Kingsley 3. Merriman Cleveland 4. Jackson Gifford 5. Wister or De Rham Cooper...
...Virginian. Kenneth Harlan is considerably less a ham than was the hero of Wister's novel. The backgrounds are wonders of nature...
...summary: Buell (Newton) defeated Merriman, 13-15, 18-17, 15-12, 15-7; Fernald (Newton) defeated Jackson, 15-9, 15-12, 15-11; Jackson (Newton) defeated Wister...