Word: factly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Verbosity has been disposed of at the expense of unity. The objection that editorials are too wordy may be founded on actual fact, but they are, in most cases, at least an attempt to crystallize the general consensus of opinion; they try to be rather the expression of the student body than of the writer. Whether they are read or not, they are a criterion of student opinion that is accepted by the world at large. If a multiplicity of individual ideas is to be substituted for the digest offered by the editor, the force of the single expression will...
Taking advantage of the fact that the thin coat of ice on the Charles had sufficiently melted the University and Freshman crews took to the water again yesterday, the University crews under the guidance of Coach E. J. Brown '96 and the Freshmen under Coach H. H. Haines...
...revival at the old Lyric theatre in Hoboken is the first musical play that has appeared in recent times in which the chorus was not clad as if about to step into the shower. It is an actual although astounding fact that tights are being worn in this production, and judging from the box office receipts, this unusual procedure is being received with enthusiasm. Clothed figures dancing on the stage appear so grotesque, so hyper-sophisticated that the novelty of the sight has won the patronage of the entire smart set. It is but a matter of time until Ziegfield...
...other nationalities, their only recourse is to the Council of the League, which under the treaties, is to safeguard their interests. Off-hand this would appear to be a good arrangement and to provide sufficient protection. The League Council has, in fact, done good work in smoothing over difficulties of a minor nature and in paving the way to better relationship through gentle pressure upon various governments. But it has been, to date, unable to handle the larger issues satisfactorily. After all, the League Council is the organ of the larger powers and in its discussions the conflicting interests...
Approximately 250 applications have been filed and although this is not as great a number as in former years it is satisfactory in view of the fact that there was considerable opposition to the dance...