Word: eye
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...expressions of head, face, hands (one holding a cigar) and crossed legs. Postmaster General Harry Stewart New took his seat on the last chair, frowning benignly and nowhere nearly so tightly as Secretary Kellogg (whose expression was almost challenging) or the President (who had the sun in his left eye). The chairless back row looked far more happy than the front, like the carefree junior editors of a college publication who are always relegated to the back of the yearbook picture. They did not have to worry about hands, feet or the bottoms of their coats. Stalwart, silver-haired Secretary...
...Sept. 26). The committee paid $100, $50 and $25 for the above prizewinners, as promised. The Mrs. Hubbard who won first prize is First Vice-President of the Woman's National Democratic Club. Two of the other slogans submitted were issued for publication. One from Washington said: "My eye! We're dry!" One from California said: "You bet! We're wet!" As the women Democrats doubtless knew, most famed political slogans have either been struck-off in the heat of great partisan moments or have emerged from nowhere to win no prizes for their anonymous authors...
...pleasure to listen. The vast majority of those who come to marvel that merely human flesh and blood can speak so rapidly, smoothly, and interestingly, remain for an hour under a species of trance in which scenes from the Mediaeval Renaissance and Modern masters flash before the eye to the accompaniment of a symphony--multo allegro--of words...
...this course is not expanded to occupy a full year is just one of those inexplicable mysteries. As a result, however, of its present conduct, the student is forced to learn a very large number of slides in a comparatively short time--and hence gets merely a bird's eye view...
...handful of State Police met the mob first with the butts of their rifles. They clubbed and pommeled, and were treated in turn to a shower of sticks, rocks, knife-stabs. One trooper had his eye gouged nearly out. None escaped injury. Mr. Scherf ordered a retreat to the Columbine gates, where he formed the troopers in a double...