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...have been waiting a long time for a logical explanation of Surrealism's right to exist; not its existence, mind, but its right to exist. Any kid can sling a ripe tomato, three rotten eggs and a jackknife at a square of wallboard and get a bang-up Surrealistic effect. But is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 29, 1937 | 11/29/1937 | See Source »

...most obvious candidates for letters who remained benched were: Gibby Winter who played a bang-up game at end in the Army battle, Bob-Barkin and Tom Healey who have soon considerable Varsity service at tackles, and Dave Glueck at guard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harlow Defends His Refusal to Give Substitutes Chance for Letters in Last Part of Yale Game | 11/22/1937 | See Source »

...series of progressive trades starting with a very old Ford. He went to the University of South Dakota, did graduate work at Minnesota and University of Chicago, became an assistant professor at Yale, went to California in 1928. He is married, has two children. He plays a bang-up game of tennis, not hesitating to take on a onetime Harvard tennis captain. He enjoys good food and drink and his favorite San Francisco restaurant is Pierre's. Last commencement he received kudos from three institutions-Stevens Institute of Technology, Princeton, Yale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Cyclotron Man | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

...anywhere on earth this June than the tall (6 ft. 4 in.), slim, Harvard oarsman and the lissome sportswoman who becomes his bride. But position and pulchritude were not so responsible for the Roosevelt-Du Pont wedding's capturing public imagination as the fact that it culminated as bang-up a love story as Kathleen Norris ever turned out, complete with secret trysts, irreconcilable families, desperate illnesses and a happy ending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 28, 1937 | 6/28/1937 | See Source »

...past two years, and McLaughlin, while in the outfield Hanna and Casey have no peers in the league when it comes to fly-catching. Behind the bat Joe Urban, who up to this year was better known for his ability as a receiver than a hitter, is doing a bang...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: League Leading Dartmouth Nine Boasts Powerful Squad of Sluggers for Crimson Game Tomorrow | 5/14/1937 | See Source »

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