Word: classics
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...eagerly as U. S. tots yearn for July 4. English lexicographers know that to "do a guy" is to "do a bunk" or "decamp." As a noun "guy" means in England any sort of effigy or grotesque figure. The following example of correct usage of this noun is classic...
Gloom, black and well nigh impenetrable, has settled over the ancient halls and stained glass windows of Elihu Yale. They say it reaches almost to Camden. Feline yawps, augmented by the throaty bellows of the Theological Students, rend the quivering air. For on the eve of one of the classic gridiron spectacles of the East, news of a most alarming nature has trickled through to New Haven. (The above use of "trickled" is with deepest intent, as will appear shortly...
...prized awards for Mr. Russell, are among his better known works. The bust of Edison represents the work of a year that Mr. Russell spent at Edison's laboratory. It was rarely that a sitting as long as ten minutes could be obtained yet this work stands as the classic representation of the great inventor...
...Ancient and Modern Languages. The argument is based on the ground that, with the student engrossed in the advanced work of his field, the last year in college is too late for the examinations to realize their greatest usefulness. Since these tests are designed to insure a background of classic literature they should take place before specialization is well under...
...invitations from the Club to address its meetings. All phases of musical activity will be represented on the year's schedule by composers, orchestral conductors, solo artists and performers, and scholars. Instructors in the University will take an active part in the presentation of programs. Students, also, will perform classic and modern work on modern and antiquated instruments. Interest in composition will be encouraged by the rendition of new compositions by students and instructors. A definite schedule of speakers and subjects of informal discussion will be announced later...