Word: comically
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...Lampoon, hired mound ace of the alleged comic magazine, did his best to stem the Crimson batsmen who scored at will for four innings, and indeed he succeeded in the fifth inning in holding the gentlemen to one run. In the next frame, however, the upholder of Harvard's journalistic honor knocked him out of the box to the tune of six home runs, four triples and three bases on balls. Joe Dube, hitherto paid by the lampoon as umpire, was then called to pitch the remainder of the one-sided game...
...almost continually, nearly every member of the cast is kidnapped before the evening is over and that the whole difficulty is finally solved by Van Cleve of Scotland Yard. All is meant to be very funny and, for the most part, lives up to its intention. Two amazing comic detectives, Clifford Dempsey and Frank McCormack, helped the audience to its happiest moments...
LOVE FOR LOVE-Two centuries and a half have not suffered to dim the lustre of Congreve's comic sophistication...
...Genius of the Comic Strip, which thus presided at his departure last week, was responsible for Gershwin's taking up music in the first place. In 1911, his mother's sister-in-law bought a piano. Because the promptings of that Genius told his mother to keep up with the Joneses, she bought one also. The thing had cost a lot and it was no good unless somebody learned to play it. So the Gershwin family hired a teacher for George, then 13. Came the day when he played for Max Rosen, famed violinist. Mr. Rosen patted him kindly...
...neared its end. Whether or not this is to be the concluding episode in te matter will be determined by verdict of United States District Attorney Harold P. Williams '03 when he announces today or tomorrow his decision as to the advisability of prosecuting the editors of the University comic, and by the action of a joint meeting which the Lampoon will hold today with the board of trustees...