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When Tess Slesinger's first novel, The Unpossessed, appeared last year (TIME, May 14, 1934), critics gave it three rousing cheers. But few thought it Dostoevskian, none noticed that its title was a salute to the Russian master. Critical consensus was that Author Slesinger was a wit, which did not mean that her story was altogether funny. Last week her second book, a collection of short stories, not only deepened but broadened the impression her first one made. In Time: The Present Author Slesinger shows herself the somewhat proud possessor of what professors call "creative imagination." She has already...
Compulsory Exercise--Hygiene Lecture Introduction: While it was felt that compulsory exercise was necessary, there was considerable criticism of the Hygiene lectures in the replies to the CRIMSON questionnaires. Under the present arrangement, the consensus of opinion was that the lectures, as they were conducted this year, were useless. However, the need for some practical talks on personal hygiene was recognized. Feeling that the lectures attempted to cover too much ground, and were needlessly long, we recommend the following changes...
...serious rival to Penn's. Last week, because neither had a superabundance of individual celebrities, the two carnivals could have been considered together as a sort of telegraphic meet between East & West, to see which could produce the best races, the most records. When they were over, a consensus of track experts might have given Penn first place for broken meet records, Drake for an individual performer...
...obtain a consensus of Seniors on lecturing in general and on specific lecture courses, the Crimson will conduct a poll today in the House Dining Halls during the lunch and dinner hours, and in Sever, Harvard, and Phillips Brooks House during the morning and afternoon. A third question has been added to the ballot, asking general criticisms or suggestions in connection with the lecture system...
Only friends call as a rule and the consensus of undergraduate opinion finds it easier to hang up on a solicitor than to ease him out the door after a lengthy harangue. In Harvard, tradesmen soon became tired of wasting their time and money telephoning students...