Word: touches
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...candidates take pictures of all College activities, they have an excellent opportunity to get in touch with undergraduate interests, especially the spring sports. Candidates will be chosen on the basis of the number of photographs published in the bi-weekly supplement, the ability they show in the dark room, and the originality of their work. Previous photographic experience is not necessary. A dark room, with complete equipment, in the Crimson Building is available for use but men must supply their own cameras...
...spite of the fact that the College Endowment Fund drive has not been carried on for two weeks, the half-way mark has not as yet been reached as regards non-dormitory undergraduates. The committee will make increased efforts today to get in touch with the unsubscribed non-dormitory members in every possible way and requests that members of the College who have not subscribed come to the Crimson Building today as early as possible and enroll. If men do not wish to pay cash, they can make a pledge which will not come due for some months...
...candidates take pictures of all College activities, they have an excellent opportunity to get in touch with undergraduate interests, especially the Spring meets. Previous photographic experience is of assistance to candidates but is not essential. Photographic editors are eligible for the position of photographic chairman...
Considering that the total for the whole drive is over $60,000, this small sum of $2896.50 shows that the non-resident undergraduates are far behind. This is due to the fact that the Endowment Committee finds it very difficult to get in touch with men not living in Cambridge. In spite of the fact that many are reached by telephone and promise to come in to the Crimson Building office to subscribe, very few actually appear, which necessitates telephoning again...
There is no doubt that Mr. Leacock is supreme in his particular field of literature. No one but he can paint such successful cartoons of modern foibles and conventions, so delightfully satirical yet withal so absurdly true. The imaginative sketches he conceives abound in unconscious witticisms, in masterly touches of caricature, which produce a fresh burst of laughter at every page; and above all, by the judicious employment of exaggeration, he never fails to achieve the desired effect. One can as easily read his essays without laughing as go swimming without getting wet; the ridiculous twists to his tales...