Word: clicks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Over a much choppier course, in a race preceding, the Jayvees failed to click when they met their first defeat of the year three-quarters of a length behind Navy, as Penn and Columbia followed in that order. It was a sluggish Crimson boat that crossed the finish line with a late sprint which never neared the high beat of the week before...
...Montaigne and Oxford Bible, account only indirectly for Bruce Rogers' influence on U. S. and British bookmaking. Far more influential were the trade editions he designed during his 17 years with Houghton Mifflin's Riverside Press. More concrete is his influence on such disciples as Milton Click, chief designer for Viking Press, whose books are among the most attractive now published. "B. R." is not particularly interested in de luxe editions as such. Of his 400-odd books, he himself owns less than 75, few of the expensive ones...
...problem of the rejected applicants rears its ugly head. Various schemes for giving students living about the square an opportunity to participate in House activities have been offered. Outstanding among them is the suggestion that associate memberships be established in the various Houses. However, the proposal has failed to click and there seems to be no likelihood that it will be acted upon in the near future. What can be done in the meantime...
Politely but without a heel-click, Colonel Hurban, who speaks fluent German, asked his callers to speak English. They demurred. He insisted. Lest he burst into Czech, the secretaries finally, in stumbling English, said they had a telegram from Berlin. Colonel Hurban asked to see it. Embarrassed, they said it was "secret" but read him part. Graciously, as if they had been children, Minister Hurban explained to them that until he had written orders from President Hacha in Prague, and as surance that such orders were constitutionally issued, he could turn his legation over to no one. Red-faced...
Americans at Work (Sat. 7 p. m. CBS). Walt Disney's craftsmen explain what makes Mickey Mouse & Co. click...