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...MacDowell Colony for writers, in Peterboro, N. H. Last year, commissioned by the Hawaiian Government, he studied the folk tales of the island and reproduced them in his fascinating prose. I believe that Colum's residence in America and his fondness for us, has been a precious addition, for more than any other quality, it seems to me, our writers lack the sense of mystic fantasy, of homely beauty, of child-like imagery that this Peter Pan-like Irishman...
...installed on one engine compensated only in small part for the loss of fuel weight, and in three attempts at mooring, the drag ropes swung high above the ground crew. Finally Commander Lansdowne had to reconcile himself to "valving" the helium and allowing some 20,000 feet of the precious gas to escape at an estimated cost...
...things which makes the memory of University days precious to alumni is the recollection of the host of customs and traditions by which their undergraduate days were ruled. Like the Hand of Death and the Laws of the Medes and Persians, they were steadfast, unmovable, always present to remind the newcomer of the whims and fancies of his predecessors, and to serve as a connecting link between the young generation and the old. When a tradition is broken or a custom allowed to fall into disuse, something very close to the spirit of the college is taken away...
Whether this young poet shall prove himself a master-spirit it is too early to predict; but surely his book is "the precious life-blood...
...Among other the Conference has decided to refuse to allow American's entry into the war to be debated and to demand that "unadulterated and undiluted American history" be taught in American schools, as opposed to the emasculated history has been introduced no generally... robbing democracy of its most precious heritage." If by undiluted history is meant a broadcasting of facts such as the smuggling operations of John Hancock, there is no occasion for criticism, but the tone of the resolution suggests a plea for the hurrah type of American history upon which much of the patriotism off American youth...