Word: handedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gala crowd of some five hundred people attired in costumes ranging from the prehistoric to Victorian and modern ties, were on hand to lend colour to the spectacular fire in the Iroquois Club, early Saturday morning about 3.30 o'clock...
Despite the presence of eight fire engines, detachments of police, and the groups of fireman who swarmed over the ladders with hose in hand, the crowd pressed close upon the building in their enthusiasm, with the result that many overzealous individuals were completely routed when a torrent of water, unleashed from the hose, escaped from a broken window. In another instance, the firemen, taunted with concerted chants of "Let it burn!" and "Damn the firemen", turned the hose and swept the crowd, somewhat dampening the ardor of the surging ranks...
Chirico and Miro, two artists identified with that final phase of expressionism known as Surrealism, are represented in the exhibit. "Two Steeds", the canvas by Chirico, is charming both in its color and obvious content, aside from an elaborate allegorical significance. On the other hand, Miro's composition, entitled "Abstraction", is meaningless without an understanding of the artist's intention...
...have gained a great deal in secularizing modern education but on the other hand we have also lost a great deal. The unifying influence in a moral and spiritual way provided by the chapel in the old denominational college has gone completely with the passing of compulsory chapel. The modern college is too specialized and has gotten away from this influence...
...misdemeanor according to the penalty attached there to and if the crime carries with it a maximum penalty of less than a year as was the case with the Federal Prohibition Law prior to the Jones Bill, then the crime is but a misdemeanor. On the other hand if a penalty of more than one year's imprisonment is authorized the crime is a felony and the convicted person is deemed "infamous". This arbitrary classification has been severely criticized. Thus the court in United States V GAAG, (237 FED. 728) referred to Section 335 of the United States Criminal Code...