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That independence had gotten him many a black eye and bloody nose in the days when he was one of the four rough Willkie boys at Elwood, Ind., a talent for trouble that rose from pushing over Elwood outhouses (sometimes with outraged citizens in them), on through college, when he was so pugnaciously nonconformist as to organize the "barbs" against the fraternity men. He had always eventually conformed, but always on his own terms. In his last year as a turtleneck-sweatered roughneck at Indiana University he did join a fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, best on the campus, whose requirements...
Meyendorff, who is a relative of Princo Ussupov, the assassin of Rasputin, expressed "confidence in the leadership of Russia. Nowadays a leader must be supported by a majority of the people, especially the poorer classes, must be a good Marxist, and must have talent, Stalin has all three...
...arrangement that enables him to pedal Jane Pickens, his diva, about to the rhythm of the jaunty air Catsup on the Moon. His giggle is infectious, his puns hilarious and he has the Dancing De Marcos to add pace to his show. But not even Wynn's enormous talent can prevent the diligence of his comic efforts from appearing occasionally somewhat strained...
...customary, the Crimson's first competition of the year, getting under way this evening, is primarily intended to attract the College's Sophomore talent. Members of the Class of '43 will be eligible for positions on the Editorial, Photographic, and Business Boards. If you want to take an active part in shaping and interpreting campus opinion, if you would like a taste of commercial photography with top-notch equipment, if you want practical business experience--you're looking for a place on the Crimson...
...through Texas, Mexico, California with a rogue who gathers funds for a monument to the "martyred" Judas Iscariot. Sullivan's obsession is that he can float through the air by expanding his body cells. On an eerie Pacific beach he makes a brief will-powered flight, dismisses his talent for political reasons...