Word: drew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last was famed "structuralist," psychologist, Edward Bradford Titchener (died 1927). Students from Europe, the Orient, the 48 States, no longer seek Cornell. Now many of those from outside New York State come as sons of loyal old graduates. Hiram Sibley's grandson is a Harvard sophomore. Cornell never drew young socialites from smart Eastern schools. Once it did draw serious young men in search of a thorough, modern education Now it has little to offer. Its teachers, sadly underpaid, are at best average. Its library, once unequalled, still boasting great collections (Dante, Petrarch, Icelandic) is slowly decaying in Willard...
...plethora of dull, traditional conceptions, Herbert Haseltine's black marble Aberdeen Angus Bull and Mark Symons' Crucifixion ("Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?") drew the most comment. In the latter, Calvary was peopled with a jeering crowd of moderns such as might be seen in any derisive London or Manhattan mob. There were the usual mannerly portraits of royalty. In one room Dame Laura Knight, attired in a white felt sombrero, with red pigtails coiled over her ears, was to be seen contemplating her own scenes of circus life, and Artist George Frederick Arthur Belcher stalked...
...Cape of Good Hope, north to St. Helena, to the Cape Verde Islands (where he stayed ten months to write this book), to the Azores, and home again. He had been gone five years, had sailed almost 40,000 miles. Says he: "As the end of my voyage drew nearer a great sadness took possession of me; the cruise was soon to end, and with it the happiest period of my life. . . ." At Havre Circumnavigator Gerbault was given a warm reception, a gold medal, was made officer of the Legion of Honor...
...feature of the race was the remarkable three-quarter mile run by Hallo well, of Harvard, who, given the baton way behind, bucked the wind and drew even to the leaders before handing the stick over to Dave Cobb...
...draw for lanes for the Harvard-M I.T. regatta made yesterday at Weld Boathouso 'Harvard drew' lane one for the University and Jayvee race and lane two for the University 150 lb, and Freshman race...