Word: arraying
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hungry man turned loose in a cafateria with his virgin mealcheck in his hand is frequently at a loss to decide where to turn for his sustenance, which part of the goodly array spread before him to tackle first. So it is with the Vagabond this Wednesday morning. Wandering at will in the vast intellectual cafeteria that is Harvard, he finds that the day's fare is so plentiful and so temptingly varied, that he is quite appalled at the prospect of choosing the lectures to serve as his daily morsels of mental delecation. In such sore doubt himself...
...Harvard record to date is more impressive than that of the Green. A 4 to 3 decision yielded to McGill in an overtime contest early in the season, and a 1 to 1 deadlock with the Toronto skaters, are the only blemishes on the scroll that presents a fine array of Crimson victories, including a 6 to 3 triumph over the University Club sextet, rated as the strongest amateur outfit in the East...
...many types of musical comedy, ranging from the regal romance, laden with sobs, wishy-washy waltzes, and heavy footed comedians, through the blonde-chorused extravaganza with its endless array of stars, to the so-called "intimate" type, the last named is usually more dependable. Some pleasant tunes, a voice or two, a bit of fun, and a few good dancers, strung together on a thread of a plot, can fill an evening very happily. If the plot is stretched to an extreme fineness, almost all individuality removed from the music, and the good voice or two done away with, very...
Twenty-five years ago this array was otherwise. Tuberculosis then was the chief cause of death. But doctors have taught defense against contaminated surroundings. People have learned to guard themselves. So typhoid, yellow and scarlet fevers, diphtheria, cholera and babies' bowel troubles are no longer pandemic and rarely epidemic in civilized countries. People live, on the average, ten years longer now than they...
...this is really the story of my ancestors, I am not yet worthy to take my place in this noble array (modesty again you see). I have attained some considerable note as a prognosticator of football and other sports. I am also ambitious as an author. I hope you will read my new book. It is due to appear late this afternoon. It is entitled. "The Roper Boys in a Foe or Walking Back to Old Nassan...