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Incidentally, my boys, 8 & 10, sit in enraptured and absolute silence during your broadcast. The only effect it has upon them is to stimulate their minds so that they lead their grades at school, especially in Current Events, etc. It seems to me this positive reaction should more than offset one child's nightmares...
...expose of its record. It is rather a popular account of the two centuries and a half of the Company's existence, with the emphasis on the human elements of the drama. At times the author's conversational style suffers considerably from incoherence; this is more than offset by his intimate knowledge of and interest in his subject. And whatever the relative merits and failings of the book may be, the now almost legendary figures of Radisson and Hearne, Kelsey and Thompson, and, of course, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, are brought to life again in its pages...
Team expenses in major sports showed a slight average drop. Slight rises in the expenses of University crew and hockey were more than offset by a decrease of nearly $20,000 in the amount spent on baseball, football, and track
Norwich was altogether on the defensive against the Crimson trio, scoring their only goal in the last chukker when one of the ponies kicked the ball between the Crimson goal posts in a scrimmage. This goal had been partially offset earlier in the last chukker when a foul took off half point from the visitors' score...
...frog in my fish pond answers readily to the name Bill Taft. Our favorite pet however, was a large flying fish christened Gloria Swanson. Her diet was difficult, but this was offset by a most affectionate disposition. Gloria visited the house frequently, flying from her pond through a patch of bamboo, between coconut trees, entering open windows and doors, frequently alighting at the canary's cage, exchanging chirps with the imprisoned singer. Gloria's death was a natural one. She "caught cold" while moulting and all efforts to rescue her from double pneumonia were vain. Bill Taft...