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...that they "haven't time" for anything but their studies virtually admit that their mental capacity is not great enough to take in a range of occupation. Those people who are active in dramatics or publications almost invariably stand well in their classes since the faculties they employ in these activities serve them well in the class room. --Minnesota Daily...
...ugly ankle line." Beads: "The plainer, the better. Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds the needed flesh tones." Wearing the clothes: "Stand straight, with stomach in and head up. Hold the shoulders proudly. Round shoulders will ruin the most carefully chosen ensemble." Conclusions: "It is better...
Thelma got to be fere (friendly) with the stranger, with his white hands and winning ways: almost consented to marry him. But she could not understand why he employed Lum Morgan. Chad, once deputy sheriff, had jailed Lum's son. Lum had recently shot at Chad, mistaking him for a rabbit. Clayton found Lum useful around the mines, continued to employ him. Lum thought that this meant that Clayton wanted him to take another shot at Chad, mistake him for a barn door...
...When the Poles explained that they were ready to negotiate for a non-aggression pact, of course we agreed and commenced negotiations. What is there to fear from the German standpoint? . . . We must state in the pact that we will employ no force and undertake no act of aggression in order to change Poland's frontiers or to violate its independence. Just as we give the Poles this promise, so they must give us a similar pledge...
...History is no respecter of persons. . . . But to employ such material in publicly attacking a person's past life when he is engaged in high public duties and virtually powerless to defend himself, is unfair, unsportsmanlike and detrimental to the public interest. . . . The only purpose of the publication seems to be to provide profit to persons of unsavory reputation through satisfying morbid and idle curiosity...