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...George MacFarland, wealthy New Yorker, has been robbed, that he is thoroughly disgusted with the stupidity of the police in allowing the burglars to escape and so, to prove how utterly dead is the arm of the law, he makes a wager with friends that he can commit a gross crime and, given but a few hours to make his escape, evade the police of the whole nation for a year. Instead of permitting us to see the bungling officers, to have first hand knowledge of their propensities to idiocy, we are given a colorless conversation between MacFarland, his butler...
...York City, and the remaining three acts have for their scene the picturesque mountain region of Southern Colorado. The plot deals with the adventures of a lively young American who wagers that he can successfully escape capture by detectives and police officers after he has pretended to commit the crime of forgery. He makes a successful escape, and the chase continues for the greater part of the play, being developed with great originality on the part of the author in a manner that is sure to continuously amuse the audience. The outcome of the play need not be revealed...
...years of academic life. Yet to be really valuable, such information as to the relation of college training to future success can be given only after future success, or failure, has been achieved. In other words, graduates of twenty-five or fifty years standing are far better qualified to commit themselves on be question. However, in spite of its imitations, we welcome this new way of approaching the problem. Only too much have the notions of prejudiced and ill-natured opinions prevailed and influenced the public's conception of the value and meaning of collegiate training...
...involves some sacrifice, or it would have no moral significance. It would be nothing but a highly intelligent selfishness. If you are not prepared for sacrifice you are not in harmony with a moral order in the world. "If you are not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? If you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your...
...indissoluble partnership which may be of great value to each side. The city in large measure creates the atmosphere in which the University lives: clean streets, pure water, public order, a community living on a high level of education and morality, make conditions to which parents willingly commit their sons. The University is only meeting its fair share of the mutual obligations in offering the services of its staff to help in the improvement of the conditions under which both it and the city must live. It is gratifying to know that these services are strengthening the bonds of good...