Word: contently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...likelihood of its being unhorsed. It has kept a firm hand on the reins; and its riding, if not superb, has at least been good (balanced budget, improved financial condition, order at home). The Spanish Nation must wait until the Directory dismounts; and, on the whole, seems content to do so. Even the Radicals have said: "Better the Directory than a Romanones Ministry." * Moroccan Foot. In the pristine pride of its advent to power, the Directory was firmly convinced that it could batter the turbulent Riffs into submission. Consequently, it handled the statesmen and politicians in cavalier fashion, refusing haughtily...
...other garments than cobwebs, so sensitive that she could understand the language of the birds, Epstein had represented her as a "superstitious, brutal-looking figure, with a queer anatomy." They viewed with alarm her orgiastic pose, her huge hands, her Babylonian visage. Unruffled, Epstein replied: "I am quite content with my own work and do not seek the approval of others. ... It is not surprising that I have some critics in the press. There were quite a number of old gentlemen in the party while I was at work on the panel, criticizing it so much that my meditations were...
...mile Saturday afternoon the Crimson entries were Haggerty and Cutcheon. The Sophomore star decisively demonstrated his superiority to other college milers by a brilliant victory in the event. During the early stages of the race he was content to let the others keep the lead and while the rest of the field fought Cavanaugh of B. C. for the first position he ran easily in fourth or fifth place, always within striking distance of the leader. It was not until the final stretch that the Crimson runner tore loose from the field and took the lead with a sprint that...
Using exactly the same tactics Tibbetts let Smith of Yale hold the lead during the early stages of the two-mile and was content to remain behind during the first three quarters of the race. When he finally saw fit to let loose in the final lap his burst of speed sent him across the tape a winner by 20 yards in the time of 9 minutes 26 and six-tenths seconds. Barclay of Penn State was second and Smith of Yale did not place. Ryan was the second Crimson entry in the two-mile
Thus far the Jitney Players have produced one-act plays only. Whether they will give longer productions has not been determined. But their success in short works has been unequivocal. A group of three plays generally makes a bill, with the play weightiest in dramatic content in the middle, and a comedy...