Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Public Safety, acting according to the law and regulations which must be approved by the Governor and Council, subject to appeal to the Supreme Court. The meaning of the terms "indecent, obscene," etc. will therefore, quickly be determined by the courts. This is in the line of Massachusetts' proud boast, "A government not of men, but of laws!" Moreover, so long as we have state regulation, the people can control it. If it is too lax, or if it is too rigid, they have their own remedy in their own hands. What is the alternative? A dictator, appointed...
...effect of this remarkable "transvaluation of values" will be revolutionary. When critics have graded all literature and drama in a similar fashion, the boast that "A" has a rating of 15.392 will be his publisher's best selling argument. Writers may be expected to append their ratings to their names, such as William Shakespeare 22.4. Critics will debate whether one-tenth of one percent would be intoxicating for a budding novelist; and flappers will have only to consult their "Table of Critical Values" to develop the correct line for an intellectual visitor...
...cannot see. The CRIMSON might as well be compared with the Transcript. Moreover, if Mr. Code wishes to compare, why does he not place the Lampoon against the "Sour Owl", the "Orange Owl", the "Tiger" or some other less zoologically named paper of humorous character? As for Lampy's boast of being the father of "Life", I would like to call Mr. Code's attention to that quotation which has something to say about the child being father...
...whole Coach Claflin was much encouraged by the showing of the University sextet Tuesday night. It is exceedingly doubtful if the Crimson will face another such powerful combination this year. Neither Yale nor Princeton, according to critics, can boast of a sextet of the callbre of Toronto's; and on account of this fact there is a feeling of optimism prevailing in Crimson hockey quarters...
...individuals, groups, and the College as a body, be not too hasty in passing judgment upon things perhaps not fully understood. When this is done, and when individuals can assume without danger of social ostracism the cloak of originality, Dartmouth can once more boast of its democracy and its far-sung spirit whose teachings we have too long neglected. The Dartmouth