The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-07-26
Jimmy Durante at Yale


Jimmy Durante was a guest at
the Yale commencement exercises
the other day. The Yale classic fes-
tivities conceded with the opening
of Jimmy's latest movie 1.-TWO Sis
tiers From Boston" in the college
town. Both Yale and the picture
people made the most of it. No re-
suit was announced officially, but
observers say Yale lost another
close one.
Believe 1t or not, the class Of 1913
adopted Durante. And In one OF the
class costumes "The SchnOzZle"
paraded in the traditional COM
mencement parade, did his STUN at
the annual ball game and was pho
tographed being welcomed by Pres.
Charles Seymour of Yale and Mrs.
Seymour, a distinction not record
ed by the photographers In the case
of Trygve Lie, secretary Of the
United Nations, and many notable
Americans present for honorary
degrees.
Proving that by the scale Of cock
eyed values existing in this screw
ball age there is no limit to how
far radio celebrity and Hollywood
star may go. ~
News that Jimmy Durante would
be a Yale commencement figure
drew out greater crowds than any
commencement in years and there
are those who insist that the closing
line of the famous old Yale theme
song was rendered "For God, for
Country and for the Schnozzle."
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81 never realized them Yale
scouts was even watchin' me-"
said Jimmy. 81 admit I never
stopped Harvard or Yale, but ON
the other hand I kept Notre Dame
from getting on the Yale sched-
ule.
II was always Yale man at
heart, even if my soul belonged to
the University of Hard Knocks and
my body to good old Crossley Rat
ings. Blue is my favorite color and
I'll see that it gets a break in tele-
vision.
81 was cut out to be a college
man, but in my youth could never
get much practice In punting and
drop kicking on account of them low
ceilings in Greenwich village night
cries. My first words as baby
were 'Boola B0ola.' / was chris
tened James but my folks called
me Eiihu for short. And 1 was short
er than most kids.
"Yale was in my blood. I could
feel it humping there, but not get
ting nowhere. Maybe it was on ac-
count of the good blocking by Har-
ward and Princeton.
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81 wanted the higher education
but was particular. I said it's Yale
or nuthin' with me. Yale lost that
one tool"
CAN YOU REMEMBER
AtOay back Uhen you took IL in the
right spirit if somebody offered you a
dollar?
And Uhen packing picnic boz Nth
cold meats toas no problem, Whateoer?
Love and Flagpoles
America must be getting back to
normal. A couple were married on
top of fiagpole the other day.
Marshall Jacobs, a professional
fagpole sitter and Yolanda Cos
mar, the girl Of his choice, went
through the wedding ceremony of
the year at Coshockton, Pa. The
wedding numbers were announced
as "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" and
81 Love You Truly" We would have
recommended Dent Fence Me
In" and "Upsie Daisie."
Evidence of a return to dizziness
in this country is most comforting.
And we needed a demonstration of
true and answering love and de-
votion. When a bride goes up to the
top Of a 176 foot fiagpole for her
man that is it.
Why America Is Great
81 have seen magnificent univer-
sites in America. I have seen its
wonderful laboratories and its mu-
seums of which old European Gull
ture would be proud, and I have
also seen Lions club luncheons
where full-grown men, initiating
lions, roared upon command. 1t is
a curious country" Ilya Ehren-
burg, visiting Russian writer.
We know a Lions club, Ilya, in
which a college dean leads the roar
ING and a laboratory chief toSSes his