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Marxism (Groucho Style) to Be Taught Here Next Year

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Giggles, smiles, and laughs may be come a legitimate part of classroom life in the Yard next year if an unconfirmed report spread last night that Groucho Marx has been appointed professor of Humour is proved to be true.

Started by Walter Winchell in his evening broadcast, the report has not been denied by College authorities.

Lampoon president Coles H. Phinizy '42 announced that his am would take an uncompromising stand in favor of Marx. "We prefer Groucho's teachings to Karl's," he said wittily. "We're going to demand a survey course called Elements of Humour A in which a good pun would guarantee a gentleman witster's C in the final exam. We also want a graduate seminar, Pornography 103."

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