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...quaint old town of Leyden, lying midway between The Hague and Haarlem, the lofty tower of the Hooglandsche Kerk looked down upon gala scenes: the university, founded by William of Orange in 1575, was celebrating its 350th birthday...
...annual Pudding Dance of the Hasty Pudding Club will be held on Friday, March 13. Highly elaborate preparations for this gala event are under way beneath the direction of the Pudding Dance Committee, of which R. G. Allen '26 is Chairman Serving with him on the committee are J. A. Halsted '26, N. S. Howe '26, G. D. Braden '25 and B. L. Kilgour...
...dull for them. The people they have brought thither, wait to remove, are not even sports; they are music-lovers who give small tips, cold-eyed elegants in evening dress, or critics that ponder, as they read the meter, such terms as "a good performance, well sung," "gala night," "once more with a brilliant cast . . ." wishing to Heaven they could find a new phrase or change for a quarter. At regular intervals, the cabdrivers hear, from within, a prolonged rattling murmur which means that an act has ended and the nonsports are giving an imitation of enthusiasm. On a certain...
...Legates, priests, guards, swarms of distinguished visitors came and went busily or stood in knots waiting. The sheen of myriad deep-dyed silks, the richness of furs and laces and sparkling gems moved everywhere in splendid profusion. Occasionally way was made for the slow, scarlet dignity of a cardinal, gala in ceremonial robes, snowy linens and flashing rings, come to present solemn Christmas greetings to the Pope...
...Many gala caps and gowns rustled in the church. One so garbed rose from her seat by the old walnut-paneled wall as President Murlin read: "Grace Goodhue Coolidge; Student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities of mind and heart we most admire in women; your own works praise you; you have gained the confidence, admiration and love of the American people . . ." Going forward, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge received in her hands a script, and upon her shoulders a purple hood faced with red and white, that proclaimed her an honorary Doctor of Laws...