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Word: gay (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with Nicole; Abe Martin, once a musician; the Mckisces who are writing a novel. These swarm about the Divers and gain what stability they have from them, for Nicole is not only beautiful and charming but a successful hostess of her hilltop villa and Dick Diver is handsome and gay, and claims to be the only American man with repose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 5/16/1934 | See Source »

...Freshman tennis team had little trouble in shutting out M.I.T. yesterday, 9-0. The only close matches of the day were the second and third singles where William Minot, Jr. defeated Gay 6-0, 6-8, 8-6, and Lawrence Ross conquered Cebalos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Tennis Squad Loses To Princeton Outfit, 6 to 3 | 5/12/1934 | See Source »

...elected to the Academy this year the following officers were chosen from Harvard faculty members: President, George Howard Parker, Professor of Zoology and Director of the Zoological Laboratory; Vice-President for Class II, Walter Bradford Cannon '96, George Higginson Professor of Physiology; Vice-President for Class III, Edwin Francis Gay, professor of Economic History; Vice-President for Class IV, Arthur Stanley pease '02, professor of Latin and Walter Channing Cabot Fellow; Recording Secretary, Walter Eugene Clark '03, Wales Professor of Sanskrit and editor of the Harvard Oriental Series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EIGHTEEN MEN ON HARVARD FACULTY PICKED TO A.A.A.S. | 5/11/1934 | See Source »

Another interesting group is the collection of short, frequently excellent lyrics which Mr. Craig has chosen. These show the Spanish-Americans in a gay, tipping, gallant mood. One could almost compare them to some of the Elizabethan sonnets and short poems on inconsequential but very pleasant subjects...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Humor, Nazis, and Poetry to Relieve Divisionals | 4/30/1934 | See Source »

...Little Pigs' establishment. The two inferior pigs, squealing and cavorting as usual while their brother builds an addition to the house, advise Red Riding Hood to use a shortcut through the forest where the Big Bad Wolf spends his time. They accompany her along the shortcut, playing their gay flute and fiddle. When the Wolf , makes his appearance, imperfectly disguised as Goldilocks, the piglets behave as might be expected. They run home and hide under the bed. Red Riding Hood escapes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. 23, 1934 | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

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