Word: hear
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...looks around to see if he is the one being called, and nine chances out of ten, he does not look in vain. For all during the Fourth Class Year, from the minute he enters until the last company has passed in review at Graduation Parade, the Plebe hears the old cry, "You man!" I still have a tendency to stop when I hear some upperclassman call in this fashion...
...certain amount of affectation is admitted, it is not credible that a large percentage of undergraduates will be affected to the extent of paying out fifteen-dollar lump sums for appearing to be an appreciator of good music. There is no one urging the majority to buy records, to hear music, by telling them what "finer men" they may become if they listen to Beethoven's "Seventh" every evening. Certainly a judicial, unprejudiced individual would say that the interest is prefectly sincere and indicative of pronounced broadening...
...appearance as he would an old friend. One of these standbys is the frequent recital held in connection with various music courses. So it is easily understood why the Vagabond will turn his path this morning at eleven towards the Pierlan Room of the Music Building where he will hear Mr. Malcolm Holmes, Mr. Carl Miller, and Professor Ballantine play the Beethoven Trio in C minor for violin, cello, and piano...
...Greak Neck, microphone and control board are located in the Principal's office, allowing him to "pipe" his voice to any or all classrooms. Likewise from the control board may be sent such hand-picked radio entertainment as Great Neck students should hear, talking-machine records, lectures. Because few large schools have adequate auditoriums, because much time is spent moving shuffling menageries of school children to and from meetings, such new-fangled means of classroom communication will be smiled on by educators...
...Capitol Theatre, St. Catherine's, Canada, patrons cracking crisp shells made sound pictures hard to hear, caused the manager to bar peanuts, peanut eaters...