Word: age
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Along the edge of the tunnel floor a footpath was worn, evidently dating to an early age. Later, but also much worn, were some curious grooves in the centre of the floor, running parallel in two pairs, from one end to the other. The floor was of solid rock, and these grooves had been hollowed with care. It was also observed that the tunnel sloped slightly in the direction of the city; and Senor Alvarotez has evolved this remarkable plausible hypothesis. When the tunnel was in use, there had been two cars of some sort, on wheels, one on each...
...make out they took no action on the matter, and the danger remedied itself. Either the tunnel was deliberately stopped up by the students, for fear of encroachments of visiting Incas from the metropolis; or else in the revival of intellectual interest during the golden age it was neglected and fell into natural decay. Cordially yours. J. BLAIR DUNCAN...
...much worse than our forefathers? Or was that philosopher wrong who said that every generation thinks its children lawless? Not that we object to all this talk, amusing as it is, but we should like to know whether the constant struggles to be horrible examples is unique with our age alone. If we have succeeded in stirring up the wrath of the just for the first time, we should at least get credit for that...
...colleges, while in the last five years over 200 amateur plays have been given. It is a proof of the growing popularity of practical training in theatricals in the University that of the courses in dramatics now under way over two-thirds were instituted since 1915. There age several other famous dramatic centers, prominent among which are the School of Drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology and the amateur theatrical course at the University of North Carclina. These courses aim to give the student a practical knowledge of stage acting and artistry and arrange a series of plays given every...
...minds of education now that the study of the drama is not a fad. Particularly in the far West are people beginning to realize the importance of giving the creative artist a chance to follow his own bent. People realize that this is a mechanical and industrial age, and that none of us have much play for our creative instincts in the ordinary round of daily work...