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...Christmas number of the Lampoon has unusual variety for a special number. Without harping on one string until the jests are out of tune, it simply reflects the general good cheer of the season; it gives us enough of the Christmas feeling, without fussing too much about Santa Claus alone. It is, in short, a good representative Lampoon, clear, clean, artistic, and observant of the life of the College and its relations to life outside...
Among humorous college magazines, the Lampoon is a kind of phoenix. The others seldom show so distinctly the spirit of the places that they represent. Most of them try too hard to compete with the professional funny magazines, and win their greatest glory in being occasionally quoted for the kind of jests that suit the newspapers; and most of them bristle with aculeate personalities, funny only to those in the know. The Lampoon has reason to be proud of the ease, decency, and geniality with which it reflects the spirit of the College. To have these qualities without being obscure...
...Church of St. John the Divine of New York City are among the examples of sculpture on display. The most notable of the paintings are the costume designs of the Dramatic Club production, "The Liar," a fresco copy of the School of Botticelli, and cover designs for the Lampoon. There are also oil and water color landscapes, still life studies, and portrait drawings in several mediums...
...Harvard Lampoon announces the election of six sophomores to the board, Thomas Harols Creighton '26 of Brooklyn, New York and Bartlett Harding Hayes, Jr. '26, of Andover, were elected to the literary and art department; and as a result of a competition which started at the opening of college the following men were chosen for the business department; Robert Gray Allen '26, of Andover; Robert Brown Morrison Barton '26 of Pikesville, Maryland; Edward Walker Marshall '26 of Portland, Maine; and Reginald Franklin Conroy Vance '26 of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In addition, John Bird '24, Davidson Scholar from England, was elected...
...that of $70 for Lyon's "Colonial Furniture of New England" from Mr. Nolen's famous collection of books on old silver, china, and furniture. A bid of $1.25 took a collection of photographs of instructions and buildings of Harvard College, and several old volumes of the Harvard Lampoon, bound in half morocco went for fifty cents...