Word: exclaimers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sins of the reviewer are legion, so alas! are the provocations thereunto. It may therefore border perilously on the affected to exclaim, "Oh yes, we have been bored and bored but eccovi, here is a book that is different!" Et cetera...
...manifestation of Yuletide good feeling is indeed touching; it has even tempted us to rhapsodize after the manner of our more light footed editorial contemporary--on the emotions which arise in us upon reading this simple and unaffected expression of kindness. It is a pleasant world, after all, we exclaim. What are the little grievances which weigh upon us at times; the trifling annoyances of life which would seem to be the workings of a divine, but not to us benevolent Providence--what are they compared to the sweet joy of fellowship, the kindly acts of friends...
Someone will now probably exclaim that the college offers ample opportunity for afternoon and evening work without conflict with meals. Yes, but think of those with a talent for music who can only get positions in cafes and restaurants over the supper hour. It is a singular fact that instead of being a small minority, this class of needy students is of considerable size each year...