Word: classics
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...This Davison report was considered a classic compendium of unfortunate events. Other write-offs included: "Uncollectable receivables- $1,556,842. Provision for loss on accounts due from former officer of subsidiary company (including charges of $138,310 resulting from litigation)-$303,557. Provision for loss in realization of advances to The Silica Gel Corp.- $1,916,800. Loss on sale of stock held under officials' and employes' stock purchase plan-$322,222." Six contingent liabilities, including three lawsuits, were also listed...
...production of Mollore's "Le Medecin Malgre Lui" Le Cercle Francais has maintained its tradition of giving excellent performances of the best in French drama. Playing in Brattle Hall before a matinee audience consisting mostly of school children the cast executed a really first-class interpretation of this classic of the French stage. As in the past, Boston debutantes played the female parts and rendered admirable support to the actors from Le Cercle...
...American Business Leaders" should stand as a classic study of the origins of our industrial executives. It presents completely, yet interestingly, not how they got there, but whence they came...
...golden Greece the Periclean playgoer knew by heart the Pride & Fall theme of classic tragedy. Hubris (???is) was the offense of the honest but haughty mortal who thumbed his nose at the gods and arrogantly defied fate. Certain as death, Nemesis followed to wreak the wrathful gods' retribution upon such a presumptuous creature. The hubris-nemesis pattern of drama unconsciously taught the Hellenic lesson of moden agan or moderation in all things. An Attic axiom: "Too much prosperity brings ruin...
...causes for its popularity it seems to me that the season of the year is largely instrumental. What is more refreshing than to spend a part of a day in the most glorious season of the year, indulging in the activities of an enthusiastic spectator at a college football classic? I have seen people in the audience at the Stadium aroused almost to a point of participation in the slashing plays that they see executed before them...