Word: gracing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brightened, more worshippers drifted in, and still the reading went on, through Mark, Luke and John, into Acts. Fresh readers spelled tired ones every ten minutes. The words of the New Testament flowed on & on until 7:40 p. m., when the last words of Revelation were read, "The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, Amen...
...American Scene" is the headline story of 1932. No attempt is made to plunge beyond or to deny superficiality. Mr. Hill plies with nimble grace about prominent folk, furbishing dull news monotones with sprightly adjectives and keen imaginative sense as to detail. Herbert Clark Hoover who found that there was "something wrong with the blueprints", Franklin Delano Roosevelt who would "rather walk than be president", "Humpty-Dumpty" Ivar Krauger of the "great fall", "Playboy" Jimmy of the "Primrose Path", Smith Reynolds "who had never quite got a grip on life", Dr. Rosenbach whose "little gold pencil flipped up" -- all these...
President Roosevelt will, of course, conduct himself from the situation with as much grace as Mr. Curley leaves him. The mayor given a Roman palace, would quickly shed his indignation, and an accession of peace might come to the President. But the angry Mr. Curley has drawn the veil from the rusty joints of patronage, extremely disquieting to public confidence, exactly at the psychological moment. Before his next outburst, the mayor might profitably ponder the tale of the man who killed the goose, and learn what happened to the golden eggs...
...Taussig, and Slichter, without being inspired to at least an appreciation of his own ignorance of economics and the greater ignorance of the subject in the outside world? Much more can be claimed for the subject matter, especially when one considers the instruction to be gained, instruction which would grace the doubtful hale of many business men, public administrators, and legislators...
Three Varsity hockey players and the Freshman captain will grace a galaxy of hockey and figure-skating stars, appearing in a monster ice carnival to be held in aid of the Boston Emergency Relief Fund at the Garden on Wednesday night...