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Word: essays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thing that is puzzling about the Hound and Horn in general is the diversity of the types of its contents. There seems to be no close relationship between "Anne Garner" or Mr. Bandler's conventional and scholarly essay on W. C. Brownell and the "new art" as represented by a photograph of the roof of Memorial Hall and Mr. Fitts undercoded poem about a synagogue. As a review it is neither a Fortnightly or a transition, but something of both. A definite editorial policy could not do any great harm and it would assure readers in sympathy with that policy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPRING HOUND AND HORN PLEASES AND PUZZLES WITH WIDE VARIETY | 3/11/1929 | See Source »

...examination was divided into two parts, a list of identifications and a number of essay topics. Dr. Sly revealed the fact that the essay topics were handled considerably better than the identifications...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ABDIAN IS WINNER OF TIMES CONTEST | 3/6/1929 | See Source »

...examination being essentially the same as in previous years. There will be a list of identifications to be answered and also a list of approximately ten questions, to be answered in "editorial style." This latter arrangement is a departure from last year, taking the place of the "essay topics" which were required then. The news to be covered is that from June 1, 1928 up to today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIMES CURRENT EVENTS CONTEST TO BE HELD TODAY | 2/15/1929 | See Source »

...slight change will be made in the type of examination given this year in that the usual "essay topics" will be replaced by several short summaries of about 250 words each. Outside of this the examination will be similar to those of previous years and will cover the news from June 1, 1928 up to Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIMES CURRENT EVENTS TEST SET FOR FRIDAY | 2/12/1929 | See Source »

...times he refused to go on with the bidding, lost a coveted book to a braver bibliophile. Some top prices brought by Kern-collected editions and manuscripts: Shelley's Queen Mob, $68,000; Lamb's contribution to Hone's Table Book, $48,000; Pope's Essay on Man, $29,000; Edgar Allan Poe's letter to Mrs. B., $19,500; Swift's Gulliver's Travels, $17,000. Let no brisk, efficient young housewife entirely disregard a grandparent's plea not to throw away old books. In Manhattan last week it was discovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Kern Collection | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

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