The Archive · 1941

IN PARENTHESIS

Point of View

'Vircin1a Military Institute, the pride of the South, is sometimes referred to as "The West Point' of the South." A sweet young thing from Lexington, Ya., had been invited to one of the dances' at West Point, and after a busy day of sightseeing over the grounds, she was asked by her escort how it had impressed her.

"Oh, it's wonderful," she answered admiringly. "Why, this must be the V.MI. of the North!"

"Oh, to Be in England"

Tue following extract from a letter written by an "evacuated" London school teacher:—"My children...are wild little creatures, 80 per cent. of whom have been through the battle of London up to date. But they have the Cockney.air of defiance. Yesterday we came across the line Oh, to be in England! I waited for someone to go on, but no sign. Then I said, "That is the first line of a famous poem. Do you know who wrote it?" "Hitler!" someone shouted. There was a wild yell of joy from the whole room." has frequent sailings from

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