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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Gawky, cadaverous Sinclair Lewis, rehearsing his third stage role, as the canon in Paul Vincent Carroll's Shadow and Substance, overrode the veto of his technical adviser, the Rev. Edward Murphy, performed in a redlined, red-piped cape (correct for monsignors) on the ground of "good theatre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 22, 1940 | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

Second is the flatter A, or Hahvuhd, group, made up of Greater Boston boys of Irish-American stock. The third, a "namby-pamby"' Hehvehd group is composed of Middle Western youths who believe that this is the correct pronunciation before they ever come within earshot of the Memorial Hall bells...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAWVUHD - HAVUHD - HEVEHD MIXTURE MAKES YAHD ACCENT | 1/19/1940 | See Source »

...Correct. But how did these cities get back to Finnish names? After the conclusion of World War I, the spirit of nationalism, inspired by Wilson's famed Fourteen points, became rampant. The ancient Finnish names were restored. Helsingfors became Helsinki. Viborg became Wipuri and so on down the list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1940 | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

This is the second series of reviews sponsored by the Union Committee in an effort to keep all Freshmen out of the tutoring schools in order that the information that they receive may be correct and condensed in the proper manner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN TO HAVE SPONSORED REVIEWS | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

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