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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Take nine players, throw them into a living room, knock out a wall and give them an audience. Without action the result is liable to be dull exposition of the ordinary topics of life, unless a catalytic agent is inserted. In the present production by the Brattle Hall players, George Bernard Shaw is the catalyst; his magic transforms the discussion into an amusing, intelligent play which the actors handle in a most capable manner...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 12/15/1949 | See Source »

...also determined that the average length of a permanent appointment is 34 years: that the average age of appointment to an associate professorship is 34 and the average retirement age 68. The figure 34 was then divided by the number of permanent positions for each department. The result is simply the number of years between appointments to a department...

Author: By Andrew E. Norman, | Title: Faculty Allocation System Ignores Popularity Trends, Favors Consistency, Long-Range Plan | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

...some time, the Navy Department has been receiving inquiries about the clause, although they have come mainly from individuals and not organizations, Roper said. As a result, he added, Navy officials have been trying to arrange a study of the question. Until now "it has been impossible to get the right people together," according to the Admiral...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Navy Will Check 'Informer Clause' To Determine Correct Application | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

...workman" started cutting the grass in the Eliot House courtyard at 8:15 a.m. setting up such a cacophony with his electric mower that further sleep was impossible. One week later at the very same hour, he was back with an electric leaf raker, with the same result. Seven days after that he was copping ice, not steadily and rhythmically so that one could get used to it, bur irregularly. Success in this third plot was so overwhelming that he came back the following week and REPEATED THE PERFORMANCE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Black Hand | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

Varsity squash players made it two in a row over collegiate competition Saturday night by defeating McGill, 6 to 3, at Montreal. The result of the match was never in doubt as the top position strength of the Crimson proved itself for the second straight time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Wins For Varsity, '53 Keep Squash Streaks Intact | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

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