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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second play F.M. Gunther '07 as Hogson, the Englishman whose daughter runs away to Paris with a French clerk, acted remarkably well. F.L. Warrin, Jr., 2L. as the interpreter who does not know a word of English caused constant laughter by his clever acting in the scene with the Englishman. C.G. Mayer as the Cassiere. A.S.A. Brady as Miss Betty, and J.C. White as inspecteur all proved excellent comedians. The members of the University Glee Club, H.B. Sawyer '06, H.C. Washburn '06, and H.L. Murphy '08, scored a great success in their trios, as did also J.P.S. Harrison...
...present number opens with President Eliot's notable address on "The Solid Satisfactions of Life," delivered before the meeting of new students held in the Union on October 3, a word of counsel, and a view of life that may well form a part of the equipment of men entering the road of higher education for many years to come...
...spectators are taken to the office of a hotel in Paris, in "L'Anglais Tel Qu'on lo Parle"--from the woes of the sighting Lucinde to the plight of the more energetic Miss Betty Hogson, daughter, but sorely hampered for lack of so much as one French word. An interpreter would serve him, but the hapless Hegson knows not one syllable of English. None the less he finally makes himself understood and his talk and translations are burlesque at its drollest...
...relief from the imperative "ought," said Mr. Crothers, comes recreation as a rest from excess of responsibility. Without play we should seen reach the limit of elasticity the power of healthful reaction after work which makes work possible. The touchstone for recreation is the word "wholesome." So long as recreation restores our bodily power and our capacity for seeing things in proportion, we need not inquire as to its ethics. Any recreation which is really restful can do no harm. The trouble today, the speaker said, is that play is made, not a rest from work, but an added burden...
...names of the collectors will be published later in the week, and any man not called upon is requested to leave what he wishes to give at the room of the collector in his building. Men living in private houses who wish to give anything are requested to send word by postal to the Social Service Committee, Phillips Brooks House, in order that a wagon may be sent to their rooms. Collectors are requested to finish their work not later than Saturday night as the wagons will call at each dormitory for the collections next Monday morning. Clothing...