Word: display
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After Forest High School, Jim went to the University of Mississippi, where he began to display some of the zest for politics he had acquired from his father, one of Mississippi's bigger, behind-the-scenes political operators. Once, remembers Jim, "I had to arrange for a whole board to get elected in order to elect myself business manager of the paper." On another occasion he broke open a ballot box for two strong reasons: 1) to fix the election of a friend as prettiest girl; 2) to filch ballots proclaiming him (as he recalls) biggest liar...
...form of 'sex-tease' in a society which is incapable of developing uniform norms." Children are not only subjected to constant reminder of the physical aspect of sex, but "society permits intimate and unsupervised relationships between unmarried [youth] of both sexes," during which "they are expected to display a reserve under excitation which their elders would probably be incapable of exercising." The "sex-tease" affects married couples as well, leading them "to regard each other as sexual objects...
...other singers display considerable versatility. Jo Sullivan, as Rosabella the sometime bride, is rather shrill in attempting to combine vivacity with shame. Morley Meredith, the well-meaning, and over-masculine hired hand, is strapping, restless, and insensitive, as he should be. The strength of the cast comes mostly from a huge roster of chorus and incidental players, all in good voice and enthusiasm...
Marion Tilton preached the gospel of quality, and a few Japanese mills began turning out a trickle of high-grade materials which were sent to New York for display, with the proclamation: "Japan is back in the silk business." It was not. Few orders were taken...
Another standout for the Crimson was Dazzler F. Davis III, whose dazzling play won him a smooth victory in the No. 2 spot. The doubles team of Lucky Ludington and Davis combined for a display at brilliant court play as these two game naturals won their matches in straight sets...