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Word: evils (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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There was obviously no malice in the Lampoon's sally with an old tradition, and the editors of that organization did what they so often have neglected to do and took precautions to avoid even the appearance of evil. Immediately upon receipt of the fence they solemnly swore before the law that they intended to return the relic and so placed its seizure legally in the category of "prank". Few can cavil with the law's definition of the point and even fewer can avoid admitting that as a prank it was more than magnificent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOOD NATURED RAILERY | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...different universities, there was nothing much to be said about the situation except that a football scout was a questionable individual much like a cigar-passing Washington lobbyist. I imagined him to be a small, dark haired man with a false mustache and an evil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 11/15/1929 | See Source »

...Meaning of Good and Evil", Professor Perry, Emerson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 11/8/1929 | See Source »

...Meaning of Good and Evil", Professor R. B. Perry, Emerson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 11/6/1929 | See Source »

...diploma, and individual inclinations. Unless he happened to be especially fortunate in family connections, he was forced to accept the position that chance offered rather than take the time definitely to consider what fields might be most attractive and accessible. The new plan of the omnipotent panacea for this evil, but it does afford a means of eliminating useless hunting and the acceptance of "trial jobs". The statistics of available positions that Mr. Dwinnell and Mr. Myers intend to collect will give the Seniors some opportunity to consider conditions before making definite decisions with regard to their vocations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD UNEMPLOYMENT | 11/1/1929 | See Source »

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