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Lawyers. Henri Torres, chief counsel for the defense, florid, bloated, dynamic, put his histrionic abilities to the test when, leaping past his colleagues into the middle of the courtroom, he brandished a revolver, produced from under his voluminous black gown. Shrieks of terror mingled with gasps met this display. Flappers sat with blanched faces; bewhiskered Hebrews rocked back and forth with supressed excitement; Ukrainians, more pallid than ever, glanced nervously through their narrow eyes. Maitre Torres, aiming at a chair, pulled the trigger?there was a dull click, followed by sighs of relief. He was attempting to prove that...
...addition to this celebration, a valuable collection of books given by various Professors in the University in memory of Professor Norton, besides the most valuable volumes of the large library which he himself bequeathed to the University, will be on display during the centennial week in the Treasure Room of Widener Library...
...Fogg Museum was praised by Dr. Zimmermann for its arrangement, and especially for its facilities for study. He commended the small display rooms, as opposed to great galleries...
Members of the University will have a chance to display their forensic abilities tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock at the Union, when the Debating Union will throw open the floor to all those present after a formal debate between four men on the proposition: "Resolved, That this house believes that the Monroe Doctrine, in its applications to South and Central America, should be abandoned...
...Lewis Carroll exhibit has been arranged in the Widener Memorial Room and will be on display through next week. Manuscripts made while the author of "Alice in Wonderland" was a student at Eton and Oxford, Carroll's own copy of the first edition of the classic fairy tale, and the first rough draft for "Through the Looking Glass," are among the many treasures in the exhibition...