Word: commit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...case of the children who frequent the Yard presents a more serious problem. Many of them are unsightly and should be excluded on that ground; many of them are not only insulting in their manners but commit depredations at will. In the last few months a number of squirrels have been killed by them. It is said that this abuse will be remedied when the fence is completed; yet the problem will be just as difficult then, as the gates could not be guarded by less than ten men. On the other hand one or two efficient watchmen, aided...
...service last night in Appleton Chapel was conducted by the Rev. Washington Gladden, D.D., of Columbus, Ohio, who took for his text Psalms 37:5, "Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass." Dr. Gladden said in part...
...indolent, boastful Norwegian, indulged in youth by his mother, Aasse, leads a wild, roistering life. The element of irresponsibility and self-satisfaction in his character dominates the entire plot. Compelled to flee from the scene of his wild career, he takes refuges with the mountain trolls, but fearing to commit himself forever to their fantastic life, returns to his own people. From them his failings cause him to be exiled. He returns, however, in time to witness the death of his mother, after which he starts on a romantic quest after authority and empire. Next, Peer Gynt appears...