Word: grecian
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...building will be low and angular; this is nothing new to those who know Mr. Wright's work. The most important and interesting part of any theater, however, is the stage. In this case the stage juts out into the orchestra in a large semicircular form, reminiscent of the Grecian theater. Thus actors and audience are brought into more intimate contact than is possible with the present "picture frame stage...
...least two outspoken architects thought not. Complained Philadelphia's J. Roy Carroll Jr.: "The designs for the most part are pale copies of those executed after the first World War, with the usual classic pavilion, symmetrical stairways and Grecian urns." Architect George Daub agreed: "It should have been competitive...
...feckless planning and design. New York City is not alone. Throughout the U.S., school boards are putting up the wrong kind of schools. They spend thousands of extra dollars on belfries, balconies, Grecian columns, fake chimneys, and dummy dormers. They balk at the idea of the unpretentious one-story schoolhouse to which rooms can be added as needed...
...beta, and kappa are the initials of a three world Grecian motto that means, "Love of wisdom the Holmsman of Life." On the reverse side of the key the name and college of the member is engraved above the letters SP which stand for Societies Philosophiae...
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