Word: punching
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...punch party at the home of Dr. Little Secretary of the University and Adams Master, Phil Neagle, '42 was elected captain of next season's House football team and awards were presented to the members of this year's champion aggregation...
...Long Voyage Home" is this department's candidate for the best picture of the year. Cute plots, snappy lines, and plenty of scotch-and-sodas are okay in their place; but when it comes down to producing a show that means something, that packs a punch, Hollywood must go back to its source material, life itself, and reproduce it faithfully. Masters of reality are Playwright Eugene O'Neil and Director John Ford of "The Informer." Together they have created a film of the voyage of a tramp steamer from the West Indies to England, a film which, in all sincerity...
...over their heads, a blushing damsel, a Frenchman with mustachios and a hero who extricates himself from spots tighter than his 1890 pants. The farce is flavored with one ridiculous situation after another, though it must be admitted that by the end of the second act the punch has waned and only some commendable acting keeps the seats bouncing...
...defensive Willetts' team looked much better. The Crimson wings covered their opposing wings and the defense men delivered enough body cheeks to keep Gayer out of trouble most of the time. A more efficient passing attack sharpened the team's offensive punch...
...Nelson Gidding displays a facility of technique and a mastery of dramatic detail that make his story excellent reading. The emphasis on character psychology, combined with these technical qualities, results in a stimulating narrative which increases steadily in intensity to the end. Gidding saves the final knockout punch for the last few lines, although if the reader has the perception, the conclusion will come as no surprise. The story is probably the best the author has produced...