Word: joy
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unfortunately, the hardship worked upon the students by this practice far outweighs the joy derived therefrom by their instructors. That this is no idle and disgruntled complaint is evinced by the way in the examinations in Chemistry 44 and Physics D were handled last year. Another case was presented by the Bible and Shakespeare examinations last spring in the field of History and Literature, when a large portion of the questions were not concerned in any way with the required reading. Apparently, whoever was in charge had neglected even to glance at the papers until the test had actually started...
That it is distinctly a misfortune to require the unhappy instructors to forego their feeble pleasures is not to be denied; in the interests of their helpless victims, however, they should be required to omit this dim joy and give their examinations at least a cursory glance before they are unveiled...
...happened last week, to the joy and profit of a great many ladies and gentlemen. There are ladies who would not scramble to pick up chips worth 10,000 francs ($621) each. There are gentlemen who would not fight with each other over 10,000-franc chips. But no such gentlefolk seemed to be in Monte's Casino last week when the roulette-fagged croupier went crazy. No. 13 had just come up on the wheel he was spinning. Jumping up wild-eyed from his doughnut, he seized handfuls of 10,000 franc chips, flung them wildly all over...
...building. But additional contributions were needed for the Zeiss projector, whose standard price of $110,000 was rapidly mounting in terms of Roosevelt dollars. On his round of wealthy citizens who might help, President Davison last week dropped in on Mr. Hayden. To his surprise and joy Mr. Hayden flipped out his checkbook, wrote him a check for $150,000, enough to make further contribution-seeking unnecessary. When Mr. Hayden had got his feelings under control, he explained his benefaction thus: "It has been said many times that science has a tendency to make one less religious. With this thought...
...Methodist) was less flowery than Senate Chaplain Phillips (Episcopalian). On opening day last week the latter began, "God of our fathers, Fountain of light and love, before whose boundless gaze the seasons roll in majesty and might, and man, Thy miniature divine, was made to walk the earth in joy; incline, at this momentous hour of the newborn year, our thoughts to prayer, our lips to praise...