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In Hendrie Hall, a princely edict. On Chapel Street, a regal procession From the mouths of babes, an American dilemma. On the Merritt Parkway, a grim reminder. THE printed word everywhere caught our attention. In farflung corners of the world American soldiers read ' Yankee Go Home signs scrawled by Communist agita- tors. In America, the Yalta papers were re- leased, and provoked a furor of controversy. Momentous international decisions were re- flected in lengthy documents, designated with telegraphic brevity by alphabetical abbrevia- tions: NATO, SEATO. On occasion the print- ed word leaped out at the Yale man, too, caught and held his interest, sometimes frighteningly, sometimes amusingly. Here are reproduced a few signs of the times. In the Yale man ' s backyard, a feinine fatale. IN THE EVENT OF AN ENEMY ATTACK ON NEW YORK CITY THIS PARKWAY WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT CIVIL DEFENSES MILITARY VEHICLES 8Y ORDER NEW YORK STATE CIVIL DEFENSE COMM 23

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French ;$ HeFFE1.FI NGER Meeks SCHKOEDEK Shli.man Tichi DEATH look its toll of prominent personalities both at Yale and in public life. Among those whose passing made the headlines were these: Four prominent political leaders of foreign nations suc- cumbed. Fiery Russian diplomat Andrei Vishinsky suffered a heart attack. Panama ' s president Jose Remon fell before a barrage of machine gun bullets at a race track, and Brazil ' s chief executive Julio Vargas committed suicide. Retired Italian premier Alceides De Gasperi also died. On the American political scene, death claimed Vito Marcantonio, Laborite congressman; John W. Davis, one of the country ' s foremost constitutional lawyers and one- time Presidential candidate; and Paul V. McNutt, promi- nent New Deal administrator. The world of the arts lost author James ( Goodby, Mr. Chips I Hilton, veteran actor Lionel Barrymore, and artist Henri Matisse. Walter Remington, convicted Communist perjurer, met a violent end in prison, and the Dionne quintuplets became only four. Science lost Enrico Fermi, father of the A-Bomb, and Dr. Albert Einstein, probably the greatest modern scien- tist. The publishing field lost two of its pioneers, Joseph Pulitzer and Robert McCormick; and The Great Scorer came to claim Grantland Rice, beloved sportswriter. Meanwhile at Yale many felt keenly the passing of: Robert Dudley French, 66, Professor Emeritus of Eng- lish, authority on Yale traditions and history, one of the country ' s leading Chaucerian scholars, and former Master of Jonathan Edwards College; after a long illnegg. W. W. Pudge Heffelfincer, 86, all-time All-American football player (playing his last game at the age of 53), subject of numerous legends, who found the most effective method of stopping the flying wedge was hurling himself into its apex. Everett Meeks, 75, former Dean of the Yale School of Fine Arts, a noted art educator, under whose leadership the art school grew in size and reputation: after a long illness. John Schroeder, 57, Professor of Religion, Master of Calhoun College, first chairman of Yale ' s Department of Religion, author of several books, and champion of reli- gion and its social relevance ; after a lengthy illness. Harry Shulman, 51, newly appointed Dean of the ;il«- Law School, nationally known labor arbitrator, Sterling Professor of Law, and author of several legal works; after a brief illness. Laurence G. Tiche, 60, retired Treasurer of Yale, lead- ing authority on financial policies of privately endowed institutions, after a long illness. During the decade of his financial direction Yale ' s endowment rose $37,000,000.

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Benatovich in the Dramat ' s Tartuffe: The applause that refreshes. SPRING came, to the surprise of the Yale man, who had begun to believe that the whole world was a dirty, gray cesspool. With it came those peculiar sights and sounds of April in New Haven: a dazzling new crop of girls in Bermuda shorts, the creaking sound of convertible tops being low- ered for the first time in months, the bright red of strawberries in the dining halls, the clean click of an iron shot on the Yale Golf Course, and the gurgle the ball made as it sank to the bottom of the water hazard on the ninth hole. The long-awaited spring vacation was sud- denly a reality. For some, the vacation meant Bermuda on the low-cost student plan; for others, Florida, and ten days of mingling with the hordes from Ohio State; for a few wor- ried seniors, it meant studying for compre- hensives in New Haven. Meanwhile, the golden nugget of College Weekend glowed brightly in the not-too-distant future. Then if ever come perfect days. Springtime at Yale: Sunset on the Sound.