Word: ageing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President again turned to his list of candidates. Lo! Curtis D. Wilbur's name led all the rest. His qualifications numbered: birth at Boonesboro, Iowa, 56 years ago; an education at Annapolis Naval Academy; law practice in California starting at the age of 22; organization of the Los Angeles Juvenile Court; membership in the California Supreme court for five years...
...Story. America's "Awkward Age," depicted to perfection- 1840-1850, the days of hair-oil and Ascot ties-of paternal editorials in the Press and family albums in the Home-of P. T. Barnum and his "industrious fleas," his "Anatomical Venus," his "Magnificant Moving Diorama of the Funeral of Napoleon Bonaparte," his educated dogs, his Albinos, his questionable "Fejee Mermaid" (which turned out to be a gruesome object "made from parts of a monkey and a fish, and purchased from a Japanese sailor who must have had a great deal of time on his hands")-the days of elegant...
...mantle of Coquelin, distinguished French comedian, is considered to have descended on him, and despite his 62 years, De Feraudy enjoys giving it playful shakes. He has the twinkling mischievousness of Foxy Grandpa. Age cannot wither the vitality of his acting, with its spontaneous but deft gestures, including the forefinger laid aside the nose or gracefully scratching the ear. A delightful Gallic casualness pervades his performance, so that he does not hesitate, if the impulse takes him, to close a door carelessly left open in the middle of his speech, or to scratch his ankle while trickling around the stage...
...mind. I confess to recognizing another quality to which President Lowell referred--a readiness for combat. I look back upon my life as a boy sometimes engaged in those rough and tumble fights which we used to have on Boston Common, and I recognized there at a tender age that I did display considerable enjoyment in fighting...
...process of elimination would lead one to believe that there is in reality no place for any additional variety of educational institution between the high school and the college. If a man wishes to work at a trade, for example, he either becomes an apprentice at an early age, or takes a course in a regularly equipped vocational school, many varieties of which already exist. Similarly, if the high-school graduate desires special training in clerical or business work, he goes to one of numerous institutions established for his particular needs. For the rest, those who plan to enter...