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Questioned about the differences between New York and Boston audiences Mr. Halliday asserted that they were terrifle. "There is no New York public except during the first weeks. Afterwards people come from suburbs and every place else. We don't get as many laughs out of a Boston crowd, because...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Master Magician of "The Spider" Laments Seriousness of Boston Audience--Fears Harvard Men Will Kid Him in Dark | 1/3/1928 | See Source »

That parasitic serpent on the tree of knowledge, the Professional Tutor, is brought under the glare of undergraduate analysis in the current Advocate. Surprisingly enough, the process leaves the reader with the distinct impression that the genus is not entirely poisonous; potential virtues he has, avows Mr. Herz, even though...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SERPENT ON THE TREE | 12/20/1927 | See Source »

The favorable impression thus derived was not dispeleld by the mysterious words "Hoosic-Whisick" appearing on the cover. They are strongly suggestive of the invigorating medium "college spirit," not indeed in any narrow sense--Yale too appreciates their worth!--but in its broader and more fluid aspect.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COVER DESIGN OF LAMPY'S LATEST IS SUGGESTIVE | 12/19/1927 | See Source »

"A smile, resting on a foundation of sincerity, is one of the most valuable things in the world. It cheers when nothing else would make an impression. It gives a thrill of which no human agency is capable. A smile has changed the whole course of a human life. A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rockefeller Philosophy | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

The condemned priest, the Rev. Miguel Agustin Projuarez, and his younger brother Humberto were also said to have made confessions, but an impression persisted that they were sentenced to death chiefly because several bombs of the type hurled at General Obregon were allegedly found in the priest's house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Ready . . .Aim. . .Fire! | 12/5/1927 | See Source »

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