Word: english
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...biographer (Ariel, la vie de Shelley) returned to Paris from a round-the-world tour on behalf of the Alliance Française, international society to promote French culture. At the 21st birthday dinner of the Alliance Française Biographer Maurois who prides himself on his fluent, accentless English reported to his employers on the spread of the French language abroad. "I rejoice," said he, "that England is a country where real progress is being made in the study of correct, modern French. In Canada they speak French, but it is 17th Century French, adapted to new uses...
...either got to be a first-rate actor and know your business, or else have tremendous personal charm," said Noel Coward, the young English actor playwright composer, whose most recent production. "Bitter-Sweet" is playing a two weeks engagement at the Tremont Theatre in Boston...
...banish the split infinitive from the speech of Harvard men is perhaps an object worthy of the serious attention of the faculty, but the process is unduly painful. To sit at the feet of wisdom and imbibe a true love of the English language necessitates inspiring instructors, and in English A1, the inspiring quality of the instructor is more than likely to be determined by the whims of the fickle Goddess of Fate. Given a poor instructor, any natural inclinations towards the study of English are likely to be smothered under the soporific influence of the teachings of the mediocre...
...still one which the sub-freshman will do well to take steps to avoid. His chances of getting one of the really good section men are not great, and it would be well if the whisper still flew about the preparatory school quadrangles that seventy-five percent in English Cp. 4 outclasses ninety-five in any other subject as far as actual value received is concerned...
...School Phinney, W. L. '31 Guard 20 171 5.7 Manchester High Pochler, P. F. '30 Center 21 187 6.2 Cushing Porter, O. V. '32 Back 21 182 5.7 Lake Forest Rollins, E. A. '32 Tackle 19 191 6. Scarsdale High Sullivan, C. L. '31 End 19 184 6. Boston English Sutton, E. B. '31 Back 23 186 5.10 Crosby Whitehair, J. C. '32 End 18 176 6.1 Cleveland Heights Wilkin, R. C. '32 Back 19 178 5.11 East High Wolf, T. R. '30 Tackle 22 194 6. Choate Wolff, W. C. '31 Back 21 173 5.11 Brooklyn Poly, Prep. Yudicky...