Word: conquer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...even after striving for the unattainable is a defeat and several such defeats develop the feeling, "I have not made good". When this is reached, life holds little but hum-drum for the average man. On the other hand, when life is planned as a series of steps, the conquering of each step is a victory and the individual is led on, spurred and encouraged to conquer the next step. If a series of steps is left out of your scheme; if a short out is taken, you are gambling with your future. A few take the short cuts...
Would you make the most of college? Would you conquer the "temptations" that grim visaged elders have warned you against? Would you make friends. Would you see "life...
...first the productions were limited to some classical plays such as "She Stoops to Conquer," but they became more and more modern until in 1891 they gave "The Gentle Savage," which was written by undergraduates. From then till 1900 the club continued to give plays entirely by undergraduates, but they performed them only before local audiences. In 1900, however, they obtained permission from the Faculty to present their play in New York...
...first voiced by the Princeton Dramatic Association, founded in 1882, a pioneer in student organizations. But in the early days of this association, undergraduate interest was limited, and the club confined itself to unpretentious plays of the more serious school of the drama, such as "She Stoops to Conquer," and the "Rivals...
...Henry Jewett Players have done it again. When we saw "Major Barbara" two weeks ago, we wondered if they could keep up that standard of production for the remainder of the season. Then a week later we went to the jubilant performance of "She Stoops to Conquer" and we began to wonder even more. In past years the Jewett players have had their ups and downs; it hardly seemed possible that they could continue indefinitely to give such capital performances. Finally we saw "Lady Frederick" by W. Somerset Maughan, Monday night and we were convinced. Whatever the New York managers...