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Word: gracing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...arouses curiosity and imagination. She is a little French Canadian, dark, eager eyed and sprightly. Her movements are rapid and unaffected. A glance at her reveals a singular flame of honesty and intelligence. She sings with a pretty voice and a simply astounding amount of understanding, artistry and grace. With the sort of music she sings, a mere correct intonation of the ear-confounding sounds is an astonishment. In the ensemble of impressions, this little woman wears a strangely exotic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Detroit | 4/28/1923 | See Source »

...only man in the game who can stand at Dempsey's level. There is vague talk of a fight between the two at the Polo Grounds on Labor Day. Wills deserves his chance. His unobtrusive steadiness between professional engagements would seem to prove that he would grace a title with more dignity than certain of his Ethiopian brethren of the past. Then, too, Dempsey must fight soon again-or revert to digging coal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: He Wants a Fight | 4/28/1923 | See Source »

...heavy problem play. He is an elderly man whose motto has been "have a good time", and who has lived up to it; and whose "religion is a respectable pastime for Sundays". He is the embodiment of common sense, the foil to his rebellious protege, Charlie, and the saving grace of the performance. He is supreme in all business affairs, but, like most great men, he has one weakness--his daughter, Rosie. Her character, as portrayed by Catherine Willard, is a contrast between the self-willed rich girl and the "bloomin' angel" who plays Santa Claus to all her father...

Author: By F. I. C., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 4/25/1923 | See Source »

...name has all the flavor of a national tradition to the general public. In novels of ten years ago, if a fashionable heroine wished a resplendent portrait as the finishing grace of her career, Sargent was inevitably called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: John Singer Sargent | 4/14/1923 | See Source »

During the summer of 1922 the Mission supported The Harvard Daily Vacation Bible School which was held at the Grace Methodist Church in Cambridge. Mr. Ralph P. Bridgeman '18 served as the principal of the school with three teachers under him. There were 123 students enrolled at the 22 sessions which extended from July 5 to August 3, 1922. Each session lasted for two and one-quarter hours. Both the parents and children were enthusiastic over the benefits of the school, and the Committee is planning to support the school again during the summer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MISSION COMMITTEE CONDUCTS WIDE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES | 4/10/1923 | See Source »

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