Word: connoisseuring
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...Bill, he has wandered. He first became known to literary critics for his "Ballad of a Strange Thing," which appeared in the American Caravan in 1927. After the publication of Trine in 1927 Epicist Putnam went West, lived in Santa Fe, became closely associated with New Mexico's connoisseur Senator Bronson Cutting. He now lives in Sandy Springs, Md., is interested in senatorial politics, is engaged in composing some of the major narrative portions of his poem...
Charles Townsend Copeland, "Copey" to thousands of Harvard alumni, ideal of the Harvard Club of New York, nationally known teacher and connoisseur of literature, editor of "The Copeland Reader", and, last but not least, high priest of the Yard, has announced that he will descend from the Hollis empyrean and give his annual Christian reading in the Union for members of the Freshman Class alone...
...suffered of recent years and rare indeed are the lecturers who command graceful address. But the Vagabond can point to some of his friends, most excellent fellows, who still expose their professions in suitable style. And he soon will advertise what he knows will be choice hours for the connoisseur...
Freshman registration has ever been full of interest for the Vagabond and he motored down from the hills yesterday to indulge his hobby. For the Vagabond is a connoisseur, a collector of personalities. Among his subjects he browses as an antiquarian among his antiques. However, and in this the antiquarians, the collectors are more fortunate than the Vagabond, he cannot furnish his den with live or stuffed specimens. In the first place the subjects might object and in the second place too much of a good thing is too much. And so he must content himself with examining his objects...
...years here, I have yet to drink this "fearful mixture of the sweetest and heaviest syrups of the soda fountain." Yet I frequent the soda fountains of Exeter with much regularity. But, being rather sceptical by nature and decidedly curious and feeling that my reputation as a soda fountain connoisseur was at stake, I made rather extensive inquiries, but regret to say that my search was unrewarded, for every storekeeper and proprietor in Exeter answered my demand for Exeter's favorite drink with a blank stare of dismay not unmingled with surprise which showed clearly that they were questioning...