The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 22, 1947, Page 9

‘PFortunr - “Ah, savants!” cried Miche); “and what are either the one or _other to us from the moment tha : lead ; “How, nowhere?” “Evidently,” said Barbicane, “they are open curves, which may . be prol indefinitely.” . ae ae tneak cf insite EITHER of the travelers} 29 Cilipse. instead of losing it- N& ; . 3,1; self in interplanetary space, ‘it is thought of taking an instant’s| robable that the projectile: will be an elliptical ofbit around the moon.” “Indeed!” ie, “And that it will become her satellite.” es Gr “Moon of the moon!” cried‘ Mi- chel Ardan. “Only, I would have you ob- serve, my riend,” replied Barbicane, “that we are none the less lost for that.” “Yes, in another manner, and | much more pleasantly,” answered five in the evening, Nicholl,|the careless Frenchman with his tant © armed with his glass, sighted to-| most amiable smile. the gas, the ex-i ward the southern border of the (Te be continued) ‘WHAT'S A WHIFFENPOOF? repose. Each one their scuttle, the glass of h was incessantly encrusted by the condensation of vapor. About forty-five minutes past rs SCNT; cL Wak tle eluate widitongF look WE AP Newstfeatures | | The lyric was adapted from, depicts the Whiffenpoof as more 36-year-old drinking song is ae “Gentlemen Fp bird than fish ope remarkably BOSE Gee e tune was compose ! lik iffin. 4 a providing inspiration for ama- Gatioway, Amherst "85. ewisiie stick, sn ehiiteact teur artists and doodlers around) he Whiffenpoof itself, accord-;| sprouts wings .resembling mint the country. <It started when a ing to a story related by an actor | leaves, and has a horse’s neck record company (RCA Victor) an- in the musical comedy, was afish'‘from the drink of the same nounced a recording of “The Whif-' caught by boring a hole in the | name. ' fenpoof Song” by Metropolitan | bottom of the boat and placing a| The question, What is a Whif- opera baritone Robert Merrill. piece of cheese beside it, for bait. ' fenpoof?, was taken up and made ian Maddened by the cheese, the ' into a-national letter-writing-and An old favorite in and out of|whiffenpoof came up uttering {drawing comtest in cities thru- Yale where the gay, Whiffenpoof{ harsh cries, and was thus|out the country, Society embraces it as its tradi-| caught. * “Y’ve had ‘to add the song to tional “official” song, the Whif-| An emblem of the Whiffen- }my concert repertoire,” ‘says fenpoof Song aroused a flood of | poof Society, designed about 1912 Merrill. queries as to what a Whiffen-|)°° ~~’ © poof is. When Merrill sang the number on his radio program, quiz-con- scious listeners demanded a de- scription. Many referred to. it as the Baa-Baa-Baa song or the Three Sheep song. But ‘the record’ company and Merrill’s radio sponsor couldn’t find anyone who knew _ exactly what a Whiffenpoof was. Con- fronted by this crisis, a crew of researchers was set loose. Archives revealed: A group of Yale Glee Club boys, giver to -camradely afd sentimental; indulgence in old ballads and old ale, banded to- gether into a separate group’ in 1909. They picked ‘as'their name the Whiffenpoof Society and their official tune the Whiffen- poof Song, both from a musical comedy popular at that time. Overseas Transportation Company, Ine. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service Between MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Schedule: (No Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P. M. Ar rives at Miamj at 12:00 o'clock Mid- LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'clock Mid- Says Shaker tf occ Ae Keeps Salt Dry Lccel Sched eu) eile MUEPT SUNDAYS) at 00 waloue A. bar geet Becdicd saat M. and arrives af Miami at 4:00 @' pearing on the: market,. will de- light seashore dwellers, hot- weather ‘gourmets and salt. users generally. It’s. called “Dri-Shak- er.” Designed. for use in damp cli- mates, Dri-Shaker seals salt from LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o’clock A.M. and See Se eer Wet a ey See FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE the atmosphere. FULL CARGO INSURANCE - Dri-Shaker was invented and Office: 813 Caroline Street Phones: $2 and 68 developed in Florida, where ev- WAREHOUSE: Corner Eaton and Francis Streets Oy ee eens ere ae ee = i nee : ery resident knows what humid-