Word: grows
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...change of position, each motion of arm or body being made to serve for deepest significance. The three misunderstanding friends, and Eilhu too, are individualized and play their parts each in perfect key; this must be, or the play would never carry. The lighting, mechanically perfect, seems to grow from the characters themselves, shifting with their mood, and always throwing the picture into the most appropriate emphasis. The simple costumes are perfect foils for the light; incidental music and even off-stage devices for thunder, all play in the closest and most unobtrusive harmony. And the Bible story, growing visual...
After all, the team belongs to the undergraduates; and the alumni, even football heroes in their generation, should concede first choice to them. The situation is likely to grow worse rather than better. Last year's errors were condoned on the score of unforeseen conditions; but the present mismanagement in the ticket allotment shows no lessons learned from the past...
...political developments. Nothing, in fact, is farther from the truth. The Chinese people are, on the whole, broadminded enough to permit missionary activities in educational work; but they always see to it that these activities are kept within bounds. As soon as the missionaries go beyond the limits, we grow impatient with them; and that is why, only a few months ago, we had a nation-wide anti-missionary movement. It is much wiser, therefore, I think, for men like Bishop Root to be moderate in their statements than to create any false impressions. Moderation will uphold the missionary cause...
...name "Roosevelt" is one to conjure with wherever there are Americans and particularly Harvard men. The second "Colonel", who will speak at the Union this evening, has in no way allowed the lustre of the name to grow dim. Prominent in national affairs since his graduation from the University he has behind him a remarkable record. In the Great War he served with distinction. He filled an important position at the Washington Conference. At present he occupies the office of assistant-secretary of the Navy--succeeding his cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt...
...Already shortages of labor are beginning to appear. As they grow more acute, competition for labor will take place, wages will go up, efficiency will decline, and business expansion will probably halt. While this is going on the existing shortage of railroad transportation will probably continue to be serious, and that in turn will increase expenses and discourage enterprise...