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Cliff F. Thompson

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'Step Test' Eliminated For Future Freshmen

The Department of Physical Training has abandoned the College's traditional introduction to exercise, the step-test, thus opening the way for


The Mikado

In a bright and cheerful production the Winthrop House Music Society gives full due to the Mikado's reputation as the


Mozart in Boston

Opera lovers are still divided on the merits of opera in English. The purists maintain that librettos are usually poor


Egg in Your Beer

Since one can drag out the Yale log only once a year, and because Santa is a regular sport, it


Viva Zapata

With intrigue and intensity, Viva Zapata retells the parable-like story of the Mexican peasants' struggle against a tyrannical government in


Pipe Dream

A whirling combination of lilting tunes, vagabonds, sentiment, and flop-house philosophy makes Pipe Dream one of the year's top musicals.


... From an Oratorical Ruin

The dream of an undergraduate parliament, patterned after the Oxford Union, has been a frequent fantasy which has always ended


A Modern Snake-Oil

Dr. Modesto's revelation is a modern snake oil cure a wild blend of How to Win Friends and influence People


The Gondoliers

By blending one of Gilbert and Sullivan's gayest and most tuneful operettas with a cast of seasoned G. & S.