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...Radcliffe had grown to be a college of nearly 800 students. It had become a centre for graduate study. Its physical equipment had been gradually enlarged. A full-time president had therefore become necessary, and the associates appointed Miss Ada Louise Comstock, then Dean of Smith College, to direct the administration. Miss Comstock had previously been Dean of Women at the University of Minnesota, which she had attended as an undergraduate, and had been Dean at Smith, of which she was a graduate, from...
...Ada Louise Comstock, President of Radcliffe College...
With two such stars as Ada May and Clariborue Foster on a bill, Seniors recovering from divisional, and underclassmen wearied with the reading period, could do no better than drop into the Keith Memorial tonight or tomorrow to see for themselves that stage and musical comedy stars who go on the vaudeville circuit are far from passe...
...Ada May, former star of Rio Rita is so clever with her nimble dance steps that by the time she comes out for her third encore, the house is hers, the song about her boy friend's "shushpenders," and her dance "Subway Shuffle," completely captivating the audience. As for Miss Foster, we are forced to admit that her playlet is rather crude, but her acting, plus her dark hair and bright eyes--well it was a good...
...Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, educator, stressed Empire thinking. Of most interest to U. S. citizens was the suggestion that U. S. cinemas be prohibited or strictly censored because of their sex motifs. Also suggested: prohibiting or curtailing sale of sensational U. S. newspapers and magazines in Can ada, abolition of-U. S.-made comic strips, substitution of Canadian. † The Canadian National Council of Education is only ten years old. It was born in the Rotary Club of Winnipeg. Its father was Winnipeg. Manufacturer W. J. Belman; its godfather, Vincent Massey, now Canadian Minister to the U. S. (see page...