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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY. MARCH S, 1931.
PRICE LIVE CENTS.
WEEK S RUN OF
'FASHION' OPENS
MONDAY EVENING
Players' Production First
Staged in New York
In 19th Century.
DRAMA HAS FIVE ACTS
Costumes of 1850 Period
Will Be Worn by All
Members of Cast.
University Players will stage
their premlor showing of "Fash
ion" Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
in the Temple theater. An old
fashioned play produced in an old
fashioned way by a cast of favor
ites, "Fashion" bids fair to be one
of the most popular plays of the
season.
The play, written by Anna Car
Mowatt, is one cf the first social
satires written in this country or
about it and is five acts of high
comedy. The second title, "Life in
New York," gives the clue to the
theme of "Fashion." The action
centers about newly-rich Mrs. Tif
fany who is one of the first social
climbers to infest the land of tho
free and the home of the brave.
Her husband is neither free nor
very brave, and Mrs. Tiffauy
makes his life quite miserable.
Have New Curtain.
The play will be presented in
typical early American fashion. A
special curtain with a life size pic
ture depicting "The Fruits of In
temperance" which rolls up and
down laboriously, with a polo at
the bottom, has been designed and
will used instead of the customary
one. , .
The costumes, of course, will be
early American as will the furni
ture, part of which is painted on
the wall in the early American
type of stage technique. Approp
riate music will herald each en
trance of the heroine and decry the
appearance of the villain. The audi
ence is at liberty, even urged, to
express themselves freely and to
boo and hiss the villain and ap
plaud the heroine as much as they
like.
Way Eat Popcorn.
Refreshments in the way of pop
corn and peanuts will be available
during the show and between acts.
The footlights will be candles and
the drop will be typical of the
kind used in 1850.
Curtain skits between acts will
insure that every minute of the
time will be devoted to entertain
ment, and Director Alice H. How
ell states that the curtain acts will
be clever and most entertaining.
"Fashion" will be presented
throughout the week and at the
usual Saturday matinee.
BE
General Admission Tickets
For Students Priced
At One Dollar.
General admission tickets to the
Chicago Civic opera performance
at the University coliseum will be
placed on sale Monday morning
according to John K. Selleck, in
charge of campus arrangements
for the performance.
The tiokets are priced at one
dollar and only a limited number
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X-RAY SHOWS NO
OTHER INJURIES
FOR MISS OURY
An X-ray examination of Kath
erine Oury, given Friday afternoon
by her attending physician, Dr. W.
W. Carveth, at St. Elizabeth hos
pital, failed to disclose any other
injuries than those for which she
is now being treated.
Dr. Carveth said today that
Miss Oury has shown marked im
provement the past few days.
However, her injuries, which con
sist of a broken humerus, two
broken clavicles and a crushed
hip, are of such a severe nature
that her recuperation will extend
over a period of several months.
Miss Oury, a member of Delta
Delta Delta sorority, was injured
Feb. 24 when the car which she
was driving collided with one
driven by Mrs. J. D. Lau. Since
' that time she has been confined
at St. Elizabeth hospital.
ON SALE MONDAY
Anna Mowatt, Author Of 'Fashion
Had Performance Reviewed By Poe
By ROSEL'NE PIZER.
Anna Car Mowatt, author of
"Fashion," the next play to be pre
sented by the University Players,
was a very accomplished actress
as well as a playwright and had
the distinction of having her per
formances reviewed by Edgar Al
lan Poe, the famous American
poet who was dramatic critic for
the "Broadway Journal" in 1845.
Mr. Poe was present when Mrs.
Mowatt made her debut at the
Park theater in New York city on
July 19, 1845, and his criticism of
the young actress was very favor
able. He wrote for his paper,
"With talents, enthusiasm, and
energy, she will both honor the
ptago and derive from it honor."
Poe suggested that she miht
have added more prestige to her
. appearance had she appeared in
London first, and if she Lad ap
CALLED T0 WASHINGTON
Prof. E. E. Brackett Goes
To Engineers Research
Conference, i
Prof. E E. Brtckctt of the de
partment of agricultural engineer
ing at the University of Nebraska
has been called to Washington, D.
C, to confer with department of
agriculture officials on research
work in agricultural engineering.
The conference Is scheduled for
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes
day. Professor Brackett goes as a
member of the college advisory
committee of the American Soci
ety of Agricultural Engineers.
With other members of this na
tional committee he will discuss
the correlation and co-ordination
of research work of agricultural
colleges and the United States de
partment of agriculture.
TJ.WIBE.
WORLD l TALKER
Former Secretary of Y. M.
In China Will Address
Wednesday Meeting.
WILL SPEAK ON CHINA
T. M. Elliott, for a number of
years secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
in Amoy, China, will be the
speaker of the World Forum meet
ing to be held Wednesday noon,
March 11 at the Annex cafe.
Especially will Mr. Elliott's talk
have to do with the Chinese stu
dent life and development of the
last twenty years. Mr. Elliott's
work has brought him into close
contact with the activities of the
students of China and he has been
able to see the many changes in
attitude. He will also tell some of
the type of work Lyman Hoover is
doing. Mr. Hoover is partly sup
ported by students of Nebraska.
tviU is third of a series of talks
by outside speakers in the Forum
meetings. Kirby Page and Dr.
Paul Harrison were the preceed
ing two. The meeting will take
up the noon hour adjourning in
time that students may attend
their 1 o'clock classes. For those
who care to remain later there
will be an open discussion. Tick
ets are on sale at the Y. M. and
Y. W. office.
THREE CONVOCATIONS
PLANNED I
Voice Recitals and Talk by
Grummann Will Be Held
In Temple.
Three convocations to be held
this week include senior and fac
ulty recitals in voice and a talk
by Prof. Paul H. Grummann on
the two operas which the Chicago
Civic Opera company will pre
sent here March 17.
In the Temple theater this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock J. LeFtoy
Heilman, bass-baritone student
with Edith Lucille Robbins, will
give his senior recital for the do
gree of bachelor of fine arts. He
will be accompanied by Miss Ruth
Randall at the piano. Violin ob
ligates will be played by Miss
Naomi Randall. 'Cello obligatos
will be played by Miss Sylvia
Mashek.
Homer Compton, tenor, will pre
sent a faculty recital at 11
o'clock Tuesday morning in the
Temple theater with Edith Bur
lingim Ross at the piano.
Professor Grummann will tell
the story of "Cavalleria Rusti
cana" and "I Pagliacci" at the
11 o'clock convocation Thursday
morning. His remarks also will
include biographical sketches of
the composers of the two operas.
CARLSON, SEELEY
AND MOFFITT ARE
HEAD OF AG Y. W.
Miss Christine Carlson, Lincoln,
was elected president of the agri
cultural campus Y. W. C. A. at the
recent elect-ion. Sally Seely, Har
vard, was the other candidate for
the presidency and automatically
becomes vice president. Muriel
Moffitt was elected secretary. Both
the city and ag campus have the
same treasurer. Election to the
presidency makes Miss Carlson
the ag college representative on
the city campuo cabinet.
peared at the height of the winter
season instead of in July.
Women in the theater were evi
dently considered to have lost
some of their social standing at
this time, and Poe made a very
definite defense cf the profession
in his dramatic criticism. His
praise of Mrs. Mowatt continues
throughout his criticisms. He says,
"Of Mrs. Mowatt and her acting,
we have to speak only in terms
of enthusiastic admiration."
Poe described Mrs. Mowatt as
an actress of unusual beauty and
charm. "A more radiantly beau
tiful smile we never remember
having seen. Mrs. Mowatt has
also the .personal advantage of a
profusion of rich auburn hair."
Appears As Juliana.
Mrs. Mowatt appeared as Juli
ana in "The Honeymoon" end as
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Showing the main lounge of the building, which was constructed by student and alumni contri
butions. This main lounge is usi for all university parties, and is let out to organizations for dances
and entertainments.
Iowa Union, Known
Of Old Gold;
Two Units of Building Are
Completed; Third Will
House Theater.
Keillor's note: This In ttw third of
serin on student unions Ht other
srhools. The article will deal with
the uurpooe of student union and will
enntnin aorne of the details of fi
nancing. By ARTHUR MITCHELL.
The Iowa Memorial Union has
been called the "Hearthstone of
Old Gold," a name denoting the
fact that it is the center of cam
pus life and the cradle of college
spirit at the University of Iowa.
Since completion of the first
unit, started in 1924, thousands
have used the building as their
common meeting place. Accord
ing to a booklet describing the
structure, the number who use the
building for its various purposes
each day has grown too large to
count.
Vesper services, concerts and
recitals have tended to build a fine
cultural atmosphere and drew a
total of more than 15,000 persons
to the building in 1928. Dad's day,
convocations and similar special
occasions involved about 17,800
persons during that year, while
special luncheons, dinners and
banquets attracted more than
29,0001
Parties Held Here.
The annual military ball, class
parties and other university occa
sions exclusive of parties given by
organizations attracted 16,500 per
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Exchange Professor Will
Talk on 'Southern
Vase Painting.'
Prof. Vittorio Macchioro,
former keeper of the Italian na
tional museum at Naples and this
semester an exchange professor
at the University of Nebraska,
will speak on "Southern Vase
Painting" at the Morrill hall pro
gram for adults at 4:15 o'clock
today.
His knowledge of vase painting
comes from thirty years experi
ence in Italian museums. He
served as curator at the museums
of Pavia and Mdena in addition
to his work as keeper of the
Naples national museum. Profes
sor Macchioro also was an assist
ant professor of archaeology at
the University of Naples.
For the past two years Profes
sor Macchioro has been lecturing
In universities in the United
States. Before coming to Ne
braska this semester through the
Carniegie foundation, he taught
courses at Chicago, Columbia and
Virginia universities.
The regular children's program
will be held at 2:30 o'clock in
Morrill hall and will consist of
three films, "Harem-Scarem,"
"Mohair" and "Bird Homes." The
picture on "Bird Homes" de
scribes the nesting habits of
twenty-five birds, ranging from
the kildeer and his crude, open
home on the beach to the hum
ming bird and his finely fash
ioned and well protected nest
GRADUATE APPOINTED.
Irene Shelburn, who graduated
from teachers college last year, is
now deputy county clerk at Alma,
Neb., according to word received
at the university.
Scholarship Group
-Of Greek Council
To Meet Tuesday
The scholarship committee
of the Interfraternity council
will meet Tuesday evening at
which , time complaints on
freshmen scholastic eligibility
for initiation will be heard. Trie
place and the hour for the
meeting will be announced
Tuesday according to Maurice
Akin, chairman of the com-
mlttnM,
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IOWA MEMORIAL UNION.
as 'Hearthstone
Is Cradle of Spirit
Grummann Arranges
for Federation Meet
Prof. Paul H. Grummann, west
ernn branch secretary of the
American Federation of Arts, is in
Kansas City this week end ar
ranging for the annual convention
of the federation which will be
held there March 19 to 21.
OF
AND FLU SEEN HERE
Infirmary Treats Seventeen
Cases in Past Week;
Weather Blamed.
TEN PHI GAMS ARE ILL
An epidemic of mumps and in
fluenza has appeared on the uni
vKPoirv rnmniis diirine- the nast
week, student health officials de
clared Saturday.
While the situation is not con
olrlororl us serious at the present
time, health officials pointed out
that a continued period oi inclem
ent weather such as has visited
Lincoln during the last four days
might cause the epidemic to as
sume greater proportions.
Seventeen cases have been
ttH r tho university hospital
within the past week, according to
Dr. R. A. Lyman, neaa or me stu
dent health service. The majority
of the seventeen have had either
mumps or influenza, but sinus
trouble haa also been prevalent.
Two cases of scarlet fever are in
cluded in the eleven patients con
fined to the infirmary at the pres
ent time.
Dr. Lyman declared that March
is the month in which mumps
spread most rapidly. At the Phi
Gamma Delta house, ten men are
reported ill with mumps, while
scattered cases have appeared in
other houses.
"It is of course impossible to
procure an accurate check of the
number of students suffering from
colds and sinus trouble," Dr. Ly
man declared. He added that both
have been increasing since the
bad weather set in.
ALICElliTO
GIVE TALKS HERE
Authority on French Art,
Industry to Be Here in
Near Future.
Alii-e Storms, of Paris. France,
an American who has spent a
number of years in study and
teaching in France, and who is an
authority on French art and in
dustry, will be at the university
March 24, according to Grace
Morton, head of the department of
clothing and textiles in the home
economics department.
Miss Storms will give an illus
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Campus Calendar
Sunday, March 8.
General meeting, Nebraska in
Shanghai workers, Ellen Smith
hall, S to 5 p. m.
Sigma Upsilon business meeting
and get together, 316 Eagle apart
ments, 7 p.m.
Dr. F. M. Fling, speaking on
"Man" at Young People's Group,
First Presbyterian church. Seven
teenth and F, 7 p. m. Preceded by
social hour at 6 o'clock.
Cabinets of Y. W. C. A. staff
representatives and workers of
the Nebraska in China drive at El
len Smith hall. 3:30 p. m.
Monday, March 9.
Mass meeting of upper class
commission, vesper choir, publicity,
vesper and membership staffs at
Ellen Smith hall, 5 p. m.
Wednesday, March 11.
Mass meeting for sophomore
commissions, interchurch, inter
racial and social staffs at Ellen
Smith hall, 5 p.m.
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CLASS TUESDAY
Will Speak on Furthering
Of Student Union
Movement.
Ray Ramsay, alumni secretary,
will address a special meeting of
the junior class on the student
union movement at 11 o'clock
Tuesday in social science auditor
ium. The meeting will be called to
order by President Hugh Rhea
who will turn it over to William T.
McCleery, president of . the, Inno
cents society which is backing the
project.
Ramsay will outline the mean
ing and need of a union building
at Nebraska and the present plans
for furthering the "educational
campaign" as planned. He recently
spoke to the senior class at a mass
meeting to discuss the union pro
ject and said he had a five hund
red dollar bond to subscribe when
the canvass for funds opens.
Jensen Furnishes Fun.
At the senior meeting fireworks
were provided when Anton Jen
npn. freouent critic of the univer
sity administration, interpolated
Mr. Kamsay on certain items on
the university financial' report.
Jensen asked Ramsay if he would
give the $300 which, he alleged,
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TWENTYMAN TO TALK
E ON MARCH 26
Prominent Educator Being
Brought Here by
Honor Groups.
CONVOCATION PLANNED
Prof. Arthur E. Twentyman of
London, secretary of the British
board of education, will speak at
a public convocation March 26,
according to arrangements which
have been made by the local chap
ters of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma
XI, under whose auspices he is
being brought to Lincoln. The
rnnvnrntion will be held at 11
o'clock in the Temple theater.
At the annual joint tanner oi
Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi on
the evening of March 26 at the
University club, Professor Twen
tyman will be guest of honor and
will fHve an address on "New Con
ceptions of Education in Europe."
All who nave neen inmatea mio
either society and their husbands
or wives are invited to attend the
dinner. Reservations may be
made thru Dean J. E. Le Rossig
nol's office.
For nearly thirty years Profes
sor Twentymin has been a mem
ber of the staff of the board of
crtiirnfinn. London, nf which he
has heen librarian and director.
He is now chairman of the council
of the World Association for Adult
Education.
RAIKES ACCEPTS POSITION.
Ralph Raikes, president of the
university student council last
vear. is now emDloved as a student
engineer in the El Segundo refin
ery of the Htanaara ju company
at Los Angeles.
Council Requests
Information for
1931 Rush Cards
Fraternities which have not
selected the name and address
which they wish printed on
their rush cards have been re
quested to do so at once. In
formation can be mailed to the
Interfraternity council office in
University hall.
If ail fraternities will take
care of this matter at once,
cards can be ready for distri
bution within ten days, accord
ing to Clarence Meyer, secre
tary of the committee In
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C. HAHN IS RECUPERATING
Recovering From Operation
In Omaha Last
Thursday.
Dr. J, C. Kennedy, operating
urgeon of the Methodist hospital
staff at Omaha, said Saturday
that Carl J. Hahn was recuperat
ing rapidly after a successful ap
pendicitis operation. Hahn, who
had been troubled with chronic ap
pendicitis for some time, entered
the Methodist hospital on Thurs
day and the operation was per
formed late the same day.
A member of Sigma Nu, Hahn
is affiliated with e large number
of student activities in which arc
included membership in Innocente,
national major general of Pershing
Rifles and president of Kosmct
Klub.
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TAKE NEW POSITION
Animal Husbandry Teacher
Will Go to K-Aggie
School Soon.
TO RANK AS PROFESSOR
Prof. Arthur D. Weber has re
signed as associate professor of
animal husbandry at the Univer
sity of Nebraska college of agri
culture to accept a pos'tion in the
animal husbandry department of
Kansas state agricultural college,
according to Dr-an Burr. Profes
sor Weber's resignation becomes
effective July 1.
AUho no official action has been
taken by the university board of
regents on Professor Weber's re
signation, it is doubtful, Dean
Burr stated, if the university could
equal the offer made by the Kan
sas agricultural college. Further
he said that Professor Weber
would have the status of profes
sor at Kansas with a larger sal
ary. He succeeds Prof. Harry E.
Reed' who resigned.
During the five years Professor
Weber has been at the University
of Nebraska college of agriculture,
he has been chiefly occupied with
experimental and research work
with sheep, although he taught
several classes. Dean Burr and
Prof. Howard J. Gramllch, chair
man of the animal husbandry de
partment, expressed regret that
Professor Weber was leaving.
Professor Weber graduated with
honor from Kansas state agricul
tural college where he received
both his bachelor's and master's
degrees. His grades there as a
student of agriculture have never
been excelled.
'GOLDEN BOM' IS
Large Crowd Attends the
Presentation of
Pageant.
Depicting a greater world broth
erhood, "The Golden Bowl," a re
ligious pageant dealing with mis
sionary work, was presented Fri
day night at the coliseum by a
cast of 1,000 men, women and
children. The pageant was staged
under the auspices of the board of
foreign missions of the Methodist
church. The Methodist churches
of the Lincoln district sponsored
the production.
Mrs. Ruth Mougey Worrell di
rected the cast. The production
representing native life in the
countries of Algeria, the Congo
land, Latin-America, China and
India, was pictured on the stage
in professional style.
Lighting is Unique.
Ray Ramsay, Nebraska s "Will
Rogers," and Mrs. N. W. Gaines
acted as guardians of the Golden
Bowl. Thev were seated on hiirh
pedestals at the rear of the stage,
surrounaea ny Dnlllant lights
which made them stand out
through the play. The lighting
syitem was brought here from
Kansas City and the vast number
of European garbs were also im
ported. The play, representing the time
w Den missionary wont by the
Christian church started, depicted
the missionaries spreading out
from Christian lands to higher re
gions where they undertook the
conversion of heathens to be fol
lowers of Christianity.
Congo Act is Good.
The Congo episode, played al
most exclusively by negroes, was
one of the outstanding acts in the
portrayal of the religious con
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Hilda Burke, Nedda of 'I Pagliacci'
Has Had Phenomenal Rise as Soprano
Several musical talents, some of
international renown, others
doomed to comparative obscurity
through force of circumstances,
went into the making of the career
of Hilda Burke, soprano of the
Chicago Civic Opera company, who
will be heard in "I Pagliacci" at
the University coliseum, Tuesday,
March 17. She will sing the role
of Nedda in the opera performance
on the campus this season.
To begin with, Miss Burke's
family was all musical. Her grand
father and three of her uncles
formed what was called the Hop
kins Four, a quartet that toured
the country. Her father played the
piano, while her mother had an
excellent, soprano voice and was
well known as a singer in Batli
raore. "11 of these musical relatives
CANDIDATES
FOR
A.- l S.
ARE NOMINATED
Bereniece Hoffman and Jean
Rathburn Named for .
Presidency.
WILL HOLD MASS MEET
Wednesday and Thursday
Set as Dates for
Election.
Nominations for membership
and officers of A. W. S. board
were released by Esther Gaylord,
president of the board late yes
terday. Two candidates have been
named for presidency of the.
board, and six prospective repre
sentatives from each class. The
candidate for senior member re
ceiving the highest number of
votes will become vice president
of the board. The high junior will
act as secretary, and the high
sophomore will be treasurer.-. .
Two more candidates for mem
bership from each class will be
nominated at a mass meeting to
be held at Ellen Smith hall Tues
day afternoon at 4:30. Nomina
tions will be made from the floor
and the highest two of those so
nominated will be placed ' on the
ballots for the election to be held
in Social Sciences from .9 to . 5.
Wednesday and Thursday.
Two Nominated.
Bereniece Hoffman, ' Kappa
Alpha Theta, and Jean Rathburn,
Delta Gamma, are the nominees
for presidency of the board. Both
have served as junior -members
during the past year. The de
feated candidate fori presidency
automatically becomes a senior
member of the A. ' W. S.' court
which is otherwise composed of
officers only. , :
Four senior board members will
be selected from the following:
Gwendolyn Hager, Alpha Chi
Omega; Gretchen Fee, Delta Delta
Delta; Dorothy Weaver, t Beta
Phi; Evelyn Simpson, Chi Omega;
Julienne Deetken, non-sorority,
and Roseline Pizer, Sigma Delta
Tau.
Candidates.
Those listed as candidates fo.'
junior members of the board are
Dorothy Charleson.'Phi Mu;-Jane'
Axtell, Alpha Chi Omega; Mary
Alice Kelley, Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Helen Baldwin, Alpha
Phi; Margaret Upson, Alpha Omi
cron Pi, and Dorothy Luschinger,
non-sorority.
Nominees for sophomore mem
bers are Anne Bunting, Pi Beta
Phi; Lucille Reilly, Delta Gam
ma; Jean Kinman, Alpha Delta
Pi; Ruth Reuben, Sigma Delta
Tau; Mildred Stinton, Alpha Phi,
and Louise Hossack, Gamma Phi
Beta
All women in, school ane eligible
to vote at' this election. Identifi
cation cards must be presented.
NEBRAlAlliNA
WEEK BEGINS TODAY
Maude Gwinn and Eugenia
Hsia Scheduled as
Speakers.
The first meeting of the Y. W.
C. A. Nebraska in China week will
be held this afternoon from 3:30
to 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall.
Cabinets of both the oity and agri--cultural
college, staff representa
tives, and members of the Nebras
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BIZAD FACULTY
MEN WILL TALK
TO M'COOK CLUB
A series of four talks are being
given by members of the college
of business administration faculty
at the McCook Business Men's in
stitute, which is being held every
Friday in March under the aus
pices of the McCook chamber, of
commerce. Prof. O. R. Martin wit
the speaker a week ago 1 Friday.
Last Friday Prof. Earl S. FulL
brook delivered two addresses on
business affairs and current condi
tions. Next Friday two talks will
be given by Prof. T. Bruce Robb
while the following week Prof.
Dana F. Cole will speak. McCook
business men hear the university
professors at the Friday luncheons
while in the evenings both employ
ers and employees attend thm
meetings.
were eager that some of the fam
ily should succeed in bettering .tho
rest. Each one was willing to stand
aside for the more gifted one. All
were eager to find genius in the
family, develop it, and carry it
through the painful stages to suc
cess. Hilda was an only child, and
eventually the choice of her par
ents. and afterwards of her famn
ily, settled on her. She began tak
ing piano lessons at nine. Her
teacher was a German who had
himself had a remarkable career
as pianist and violinist in Germany.
Forced by ill health to retire from
public appearances, he had pre
ferred to settle down at a long dis
tance lrom the scenes of his fame.
Discovered Voice.,
He became very fond of Hilda.
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