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From the technical point of view, this year's Leverett production is excellent for a House group. There is a full "orchestra" and a colorful set, a highly competent cast, and well-paced direction. But withal, the Bunnies never quite caught the spirit of a true Savoyard piece...
Pollard, a devastating fullback, would get up from the ground shaking his head. On one play, a Navy end was planted in the Army backfield just as Pollard took a handoff and was prepared to start around end. And it was Pollard, withal Army's meet Successful ground gainer, who was indirectly responsible for Navy's first touchdown. Instead of falling on an errant pitchout by Blaik, he kept trying to pick the ball up until finally Middle Captain Tom Bakke broke through and recovered the ball. It was a key play, and Pollard handled it poorly, but then army...
Jordan finds his job "the most thrilling and the toughest" anywhere. Withal, he has retained his sense of humor. The other day, he opened a letter on his desk and said: "The season isn't long enough. We won't have a chance to use all the plays the alumni have sent in." He filed the sheet of diagrams in a drawer...
...Withal the mayor had a flair for endearing himself to the voters. He signed all his letters and documents in green ink in inch-high letters, conscientiously dispatched special greetings on green-or canary-colored stationery to new mothers, new brides and new residents, mailed thousands of "wish you were here" postcards to Dearbornites from his vacations (although his mother complained recently that Orville hadn't written to her in more than a year). The voters liked the show well enough to give Orville five terms- something they had never done for any previous mayor...
...Religious, didactic, and in verse, yet withal a smashing success, is Poet T.S. Eliot's play...