Word: availables
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sources that can be offered at the moment. The "dame school of experience" is surely the best way to educate a man in the ways of his profession, but much can be done, and much should be done, to enlighten those who have had, as yet, no chance to avail themselves of that experience...
Several years ago the Fogg Museum inaugurated a plan for loaning prints to undergraduates for their personal use during the college year. The opinion was that a certain number of students would avail themselves of the obvious opportunity for a more intimate acquaintance with artistic objects. From the point of view of the Museum, the project offered a practical experience in education which would not easily be gained in any other...
...some inverted heaven. Even as he looked the lights dimmed and the curtain went up on Lammermoor, the story of a Scottish clan unraveled in the best possible Italian. For fifteen minutes the Vagabond strove concientiously to construct the story. He tried to recall his Scott to know avail, he tried to resurrect his Italian--with dire complications. At last he gave up and the better to pass the time looked hastily about him. Heigho, here was something better than trying to follow the Opera--the whole audience to a man was asleep. That at least explained one thing...
...would like, if possible, to avail myself of the opportunity through the medium of your paper to express to you the appreciation and gratitude of the Stanford Club of San Francisco...
...drowned out the speeches of many eminent foreign delegates to the disarmament conference, including Alanson B. Houghton, former United States ambassador. Only the greatly amplified broadcast of Senator Borah's speech could be heard above the tumult. The admonitions and chidings of Edward Herriot, former premier, were of no avail in the face of discourtesy without parallel...