Word: crash
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...volleying crash of rapid fire and the reiterated drumming of the machine gun instilled in those men who had not yet acquired it the knowledge that war is not altogether a matter of files on parade. Not a great deal of battle thrill was given to any save men with a perfervid imagination; but the work of drill took on a new meaning, and the men began to see the reason of trenches in warfare...
...crash arrives on time in the third act, accompanied by a most unfortunate quantity of raving. Here again Miss Carlisle's dignity and restraint mark her as an artist...
...second act, Patricia discovers that Grace Collinge loves Davis Mills. Repenting her efforts to ensnare the youth, she announces to her friends the depths to which she has stooped and the financial crash which is impending...
...have led to a reconsideration: Yale was unable to run up as great a score on Princeton as was Harvard, and Harvard fairly defeated the team which plainly outclassed Princeton. Hence, Harvard stock, so to speak, rises accordingly, Yale declines, and all goes merrily--until next Saturday. Then the crash comes and we must wait for another chance, when we shall, of course, profit by past experiences and not be so confident. Does not such a story sound familiar in Harvard football annals of the past? It is time that this almost annual gloom were dispelled for good...