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...soft government jobs but left purblind little King Prajadhipok a constitutional monarch. Next Siamese crisis occurred last April when King Prajadhipok suddenly grew nervous at the increasing "Communism" of his first Cabinet, fired the lot of them. "Premier" Laung Pravit left hastily for France and a group of staid conservatives took his place. Again there were few objections, no blood...
...months we have had considerable success in ousting Communist agitators from colleges and pulpits ..." This is, of course, only in line with the general policy of the Paul Reveres, which is "to cleanse the American educational and religious establishments of subversive influences," and to live up to the conservative, staid example of their eponyme...
...martyrdom of the Brown Daily Herald will reach front pages. That eventuality was as predictable as it was desired by the Herald's business department; for naturally enough, the legislative committee will find Brown staid as usual, will discover the Herald innocuous and its stand carefully circumscribed. But the whole affair is a singularly unfortunate commentary on the status of American undergraduate opinion in the councils of the mature judgment. It is eminently bad taste to couch a private albeit a worthy sentiment in the form of a public petition. It is deplorable that the American undergraduate press...
...which might have to be closed-in from the wet and cold of the New England winter, but which, in spring, would expand luxuriously onto the sidewalk with its tables and chairs. To achieve the most pleasant contrast, he hopes it would be located next door to some particularly staid establishment, like the Harvard Trust. For those who want beverage without food, however, he has planned his piece de resistance. This is to be a combination of the best features of the English pub or alehouse, and the tavern. Since this would be a vital part of the life...
...hovering over the lamb and mint sauce, an air of correctness about the entertainments. One finds it difficult to fancy the prim and stainless chandeliers of that sunny dining room jangling to the raucous laughter of a "Shoemaker's Holiday." Men of Lowell find their pleasure in musicales and staid comedies...