Word: cheerings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Prohibition. Given the American problem and the American climate, Sir Auckland thought he would become a prohibitionist. A cheer came from a corner of the hall; the speaker added that, fortunately, he was not "given the American climate." (Laughter...
...unfortunate that the Professor has left untouched the fertile field of American literature, for he would have found there much to cheer him. F. P. A., to take only one, is known for his callousness toward the seductive charms of feminine inexperience; and it is the off-expressed opinion of Mr. H. I., Mencken that although it is theoretically possible for woman to possess real beauty, from an aesthetic point of view, she so rarely does that she is forced to rely, on the alternative attractions of intellect and understanding. Moreover, the writers of popular songs whose favorite theme...
...needed the votes of the extreme Flemish Catholic party. This they finally received-not so much on account of the specific economic convention as on account of general anti-French feeling which has been growing in Belgium as a result of the failure of French policy to bring good cheer...
...people cheer and clap? No! There was little enthusiasm and much dread evinced at the thought of a return to parliamentary government. Thousands of people in thousands of letters and telegrams urged the Premier to "carry on" as Dictator...
...Christmas number of the Lampoon has unusual variety for a special number. Without harping on one string until the jests are out of tune, it simply reflects the general good cheer of the season; it gives us enough of the Christmas feeling, without fussing too much about Santa Claus alone. It is, in short, a good representative Lampoon, clear, clean, artistic, and observant of the life of the College and its relations to life outside...