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...complaining rabbis aver that the mushroom synagogs menace the existence of their establishments, many of which are impoverished, by diverting money. A professionally rabbinical argument is that Jewish law forbids the placing of Sefer Torah (Scrolls of the Law) in unsanctified places, like lodge halls, garages, dance halls, theatres...
Enemies of President Williams charge that, merely to avoid a church scandal, he has permitted the publishing house books to be doctored to hide the money theft. His friends deny this vehemently. Pierson, they aver, was murdered not because he carried incriminating records, but because he, a notorious philanderer, had vexed some wench's man. This sword of scandal the "enemies" tried to plunge into the head of their convention. But all during last week's sessions Dr. Williams kept bobbing out of harm, skillfully, urbanely...
...arts is darker than the Styx; one great influence may change a form of artistic expression permanently. Nevertheless, in its traditional sense, poetry is still a dual form. Its beauty reaches the mind both through the eye and the ear. Many who today are judged as poets aver that poetry is no longer being read aloud, and are writing verse with that in mind. Robert Bridges' last great poem stands in stern contrast to that opinion...
...argument but that the game has changed since "Home Run" Baker mad? his name by knocking 12 homeruns during the season of 1913. "Babe" Ruth knocked 60 in 1927. Young Outfielder Klein had hit 29 this season up to last weekend. In the old days, the good aver age hitter batted about 25% perfect (.250 in the tabulations). Today an average of .285 is only fair. About 116 batters in the two Big Leagues have surpassed .300 this year, with several of them up around .400.* A good average score used to be 4 runs to 3. A few weeks...
...gave the first heave. He declared Jolter Barnes's theological speech an unwarranted intrusion on a scientific body. "There is no conflict between science and religion. Some of the greatest men on science have been very religious." Dr. Joseph Mayer, head of the Tufts College sociology department, hastened to aver: "I disagree most emphatically with Mr. Barnes...