Look, we don’t really understand why a headline writer decided that a fashion show constituted a threat to the college. It was the time of the Great Depression; things were weird. All we know is that this article is some of the most aggressive, adjective-heavy advertising for a campus event ever published in TSL.
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Oh, and “suave Claude Love” would be a fantastic name for an R&B singer.
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POMONA THREATENED BY DAZZLING FASHION SHOW
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Apr. 21, 1932
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Pomona’s Best Figures to be Draped in Newest Garments For Mortar Board Show
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Eighteen of the best-looking, sportiest models you ever saw at any fashion show Friday night, Apr. 22, in Holmes hall. You will see the glamorous Dorothy Shuck, winsome Ura Louise Welch, sleek Carlton French, and captivating Lacey Hall. Bewitching Teppy Goldsmith, comely Alice Garrett, delightful Carol Welch, and fascinating Arlington Brugh will catch your eye.
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When sophisticated Lauretta Wilkinson, suave Claude Love, gorgeous Norma Tantlinger, and charming Clancy Sorenson go by, you’ll forget all your troubles. You’ll hold your breath when you catch sight of snappy Bill Thompson, enchanting Mary Ann Fleming and handsome Norman Mac Donald. Petite Alice Young, smart Charles Hatch, and lovely Dorothy Forster will be in your dreams for the next week.
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What a sight worth seeing! Nowhere else can you get this opportunity, coupled with the chance of seeing one of the greatest movies ever made, “Way Down East,” starring Lillian Gish, Lowell Sherman and Richard Barthelmess. The price is nominal, the evening is open, and the fun yours.
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One hundred per cent campus attendance is the goal. Arborcroft, Eaton house, Allen house, Crane house, Scott house, Edmunds house, Brackett house, England house, Fields house and Freeland manor all promise their 100 per cent support. The Valkyries are backing it 100 percent. Are you going to be there? Don’t forget—Friday evening at 7:30 in Holmes hall, for 25 cents. And in case you can’t come then, the matinee is at 4, for 15 cents, minus the fashion show.
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— Compiled by Sam McLaughlin PO ’16
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