Word: franticness
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...staff could fill the orders at random with no special preference for the early comer. The next morning, senior would pick up their tickets at the desk while juniors are filling out orders; the H.A.A. staff would be working at a steady rate all through the day with no frantic crowds at any one time. The procedure would also take much less of the student's time, since he would not need to jostle about the offices for an entire afternoon...
...picture's frantic and continued pitch is actually the only factor that at times edges Beauty beyond the point of excellence into the realm of excess. Josette Day's performance as Beauty scores the danger larking in an overdose of horror. The plot demands that the heroinc ignore self-opening doors, living statuary and arms that project through the wall to hold candelabra. Furthermore, she must recognize the pure soul of the Beast shining through a hair-matted body and lighting a vaguely feline and totally grotesque face (superb make-up, this). Well, the actress does not live...
...food got so bad under Hoar's administration that when students rebelled, the police had to be called to restore order. In 1766 students went on strike for a month in what was known as the Butter Rebellion, driving the Corporation frantic. "The butter stinketh," was a common...
...eligible men for parties. Daniel J. Gannon at Winthrop House, who has been a painter and paperhanger in off-hours, has often taken students who wanted to ears extra money on jobs with him. Frank A. Coughlin at Adams House has specialized in providing noiseless study rooms for frantic pre-meds before final exams. One custodian declares that he has served "as house mother, father, confessor, and loan shop." But regardless of student friendships, all House night watchmen insist that they have never relaxed in inforcing the 8:00 p.m. pariotal rule...
...Such frantic efforts to avoid open conflict with McCarthy have characterized Eisenhower's relations with the Senator ever since his nomination. The first indication of this policy came when he agreed to remove a vehement defense of General Marshall from a speech he gave in Wisconsin during the campaign. McCarthy had earlier implied Marshall was a traitor. After the election, many people expected the President to take a firmer stand, but he has not. There have been a number of occasions, the most memorable being the Matthews case, when Eisenhower had what seemed perfect opportunities to check the Senator...