Word: adapters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thus, to rescue the prizes from the limbo of mid-nineteenth century rhetoric, it is high time for University Hall to adapt the conditions under which the contest operates to the demands of modern times. For only by making the contest a competition in writing and delivering original material can the Lee Wade and Boylston awards proceed further in their purpose to stimulate and develop the ideal of effective public speaking in the college...
...good show suffering from a slight attack of miscasting. It contains an unspeakably rich heroine who alternates between haughtiness and condescension, and that part is thrust upon Madelcine Carrol. Miss Carrol is an excellent actress, and having made the transition from English society to Hollywood, she is able to adapt herself to almost anything. Still, there is always the shade of an indication that she is stooping and knows it. She has suffered worse at the hands of other heroes than Dick Powell, and she suffers to perfection. But previously her sufferings have been noble; the petty indignities of this...
Bear in mind, that in the future it will be recognized that we were the first to face and adapt government to the facts of modern life...
...believe that most of the public lectures given in Cambridge and many of the lectures which form parts of formal courses offer orderly discussions of problems of general interest and, without any attempt to adapt them for broadcasting, will appeal to many listeners. Chapel services and musical programs clearly require no adaptation...
...general college tennis and squash lettermen readily adapt themselves to the celloloid spheroid and paddle. An exception to the rule is found in the case of James J. Fuld '37, captain-elect of this year's tennis team. Jim was handicapped at plus 13 at the outset, but, although he has not yet acquired a weekly title, is said, by competent observers, to be rapidly improving...