Word: desiree
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Your announcement is a surrender to these grain people . . . a disclaimer of any intention of a desire to be helpful to cooperative associations and a determination to disregard both the spirit and intent of the law. . . . If the policy of the board is to be determined in secret meetings with...
Sherwood Anderson, grizzled author (Winesburg, Ohio; Dark Laughter) went back to Chicago after an absence of eight years to look at the setting for his new book, Beyond Desire.
In 1772 when Franz Joseph Haydn's Farewell symphony had its first performance before Hungarian Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, some one had the idea of keeping the audience in darkness, giving each musician a candle of his own to snuff at the concert's close. In Cincinnati Conductor Fritz...
After all, what is most desirable in the House is that a proper balance of power be maintained between the two different factions. Nothing is more deadening than constant agreement, and opposition only ensures a thorough consideration of all proposals. Even the most rugged American individual could hardly desire a...
It is a regrettable fact that according to the description of the House issued to the student body, there are to be approximately twice as many single rooms as double rooms in each house. Although it is painfully apparent that nothing can be done at this late stage, it is...