Word: joying
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...struggled through the spring performances of the Pudding and the Pi Eta without getting any satisfactory reaction from a deep voiced line of pesudo chorines will find in the new Vincent Club presentation of "Satni" at the Wilbur an amateur theatrical which it is a privilege and a joy to watch. It is a true privilege and a joy to watch. It is a true privilege, too, for until this year Vincent shows have been more strictly taboo for men than any Sultan's harem; it is to be hoped that the ban, once lifted, will not be reimposed...
...actors and comedians have long been popular in Europe-everyone in France worships at Charlie Chaplin's altar-but we doubt the amount of applause that will greet Mr. Johnson's tour of the British Isles in the leading role of Claire Briggs's "Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life...
There is a minority of undergraduates to whom the routine of study is a positive joy. But for the majority, studying remains a chore; something to be turned to as a last resort under the stress of compulsion. A thesis or examination is like a disagreeable pill which one avoids taking until the last moment, and then swallows with one gulp and forgets as soon as possible...