Word: affair
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Young Curley resigned under protest of certain statements made in one of his courses by Warren A. Seavey, professor of Law, which he considered derogatory to his father. His decision was not altered when Professor Seavey acepted entire responsibility for the affair...
...Arthur's scores, they form an easy introduction to dramatic music and picturesque or topical orchestration for perfect novices; but as I had learned it all from Meyerbeer . . . and was pretty well tired of Offenbach before Trial By Jury was born, there was no musical novelty in the affair...
Most of these accidents come at night; most of them occur when the students involved are coming to or from some party or social affair; and in many of the cases the driver has been drinking. This does not mean anyone in the car was drunk. Tests have conclusively proved that when you drive at night, because you are more tired, your reactions are slower. And when you add that to a couple of drinks, even if only beer, a driver will take up to three and four times as long to respond to an emergency as under normal driving...
...populace in general seems to be taking the whole affair very nonchalantly when they are not in mass demonstrations. The Japanese very deservedly have the reputation of being exceptionally courteous to foreigners. This courtesy is still present under the war situation, although every now and then some overworked official drops the veil for an instant to loose his pent up emotions...
British Consulate members and officers of the H. M. S. Dundee also will find room with the Reginas for the affair, a post-luncheon engagement, after both sides have had the noonday meal on the Dramatic Club at the Viking...