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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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I don't know what was going on a short distance outside of space during the week which preceded the beginning of time. TIME almost knows that, however, and wonder at the comprehensive material presented in the soul of wit of its welcomed weekly pages. . . . Being an idealist with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 8, 1926 | 11/8/1926 | See Source »

One recalls the wistful ambition of Nanette--of "No, No, Nanette,"--all she wanted but that most deariy was "to raise a little hell". Similarly with the passengers of the Ryndam. It is extremely difficult to be collegiate when one's activities are confined to the decks of a ship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DIRTY WORK AFLOAT | 11/8/1926 | See Source »

But I, with characteristic modesty, was reluctant. "I have always shunned publicity," I said. "And I will continue to do so. But in answer to the hundreds, I could as truthfully say thousands, of scented letters asking for my photograph, I will allow you to print, on an inside page...

Author: By Joe Forecast, | Title: MODESTY DESERTED, JOE REVEALS FAMOUS EXPLOITS OF GREAT MEN IN FORECAST SAGA | 11/6/1926 | See Source »

Rollins possesses a wise president. He realizes that by refusing to promote the growth of the school he will be establishing its level. Let the large universities care for those who desire a cosmopolitan atmosphere or a specialized education. The others--those whose object is to get a liberal arts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOLASTIC WISDOM | 11/4/1926 | See Source »

With no desire to standardize undergraduate activities in the various colleges, realizing that each college must, to a great degree, solve its own problems, the officers of the Federation nevertheless believe that only through cooperation, through comparison of aims and the means of their attainment, can the students in many...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FEDERATION CONGRESS | 11/1/1926 | See Source »

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