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...American as she is spoke" has gradually become a different language from the "English wot the Tommies speak", and together the have taken up hundreds of slang expression in rebellion against literary English. This tendency has gone so far that when the novel "Babbitt" was introduced to England it was found necessary to print a glossary of "Americanisms" in the back; and recently a book on "The American Language" was published by Henry Louis Mencken, giving a host of slang terms that have come into use in this country. But it is to the advantage of everyone from American cabdriver...
...publishing the Harvard "Who's Who", that volume which answers all questions. Apparently the printers strikes, the increased expenses of this, that, and the other thing, the many woes that beset publishers today to the annoyance of the public have left the "Register" untouched. Some power that "we wot not of" must be hovering round the editor's desk, else he never would have dared to undertake so difficult a task...
...with the suave Bart who never finds himself at a loss no matter how trying the situation. Peter furnishes one of the best moments in the play with his comments at the society reception where he is an extra waiter, with his remarks of "have a drink, lady?" and "wot am I doing, oh, picking up the empties...
...Mandolin Club. 4. Awake Pretty Dreamer, Gericke Harvard Glee Club. 5. Skaters, Waldteufel Harvard Mandolin Club. 6. Sweet Mary, Niedlinger Mr. Catalano and Cornell Glee Club. PART II. 7. National Medley, Arr. by Rice Harvard Banjo Club. 8. Berceuse, Beaumont Cornell Mandolin Club. 9. Old Folks, Stephen C. Foster "Wot Cher." Harvard Glee Club. 10. The Man and the Maid, Scott Cornell Glee Club. 11. Scarf Dance, Chaminade Love Song. Harvard Mandolin Club. 12. Copper Moon, Arr. by Rice Fair Harvard, Gilman 1811 Harvard Glee Club...
...Mulligan Musketeers", Atkinson '91 Glee Club. 2 "Sorella", Borel-Clere Mandolin Club. 3 "Coons' Caprice", Titcomb '06 Banjo Club. 4 "Rhine Wine Song", Zollner Glee Club. 5 Medley from "The Pearl and the Pumpkin", Trinkhaus Mandolin Club. PART II. 6 "Colored Tea Party", Lansing Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. 7 "Wot Cher" Ingle Glee Club. 8 Medley from "Peter Piper", Lansing Banjo Club. 9 "La Faute des Roses", Berger Mandolin Club. 10 "Fair Harvard" Gilman '11 Glee Club...