Word: jumbos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Manhattan last week the Metropolitan Museum proudly unveiled a brand-new, glittering gold-wire construction that at first glance looked like a jumbo-sized Christmas-tree decoration from Cartiers...
...epilogue, in fact, is the best part of the Tufts show. Written in macaronic Latin, it is the classic take-off on pompous academic ceremony and all its mumbo-jumbo. In it Argan himself passes an oral examination and becomes a doctor. The charlatanism of the whole proceeding is epitomized in the fact that, no matter what illness Argan is asked to prescribe for, his answer (in dog-Latin) is always, "Give an enema, let blood, then purge." The singing and dancing, and the comical masks and over-sized enemas contribute much to the total effect...
...attack broke up numerous Jumbo clears, and the ball was consequently in enemy territory for three-fourths of the game. The starting midfield, Mac Hyde, Gale, and Tom Draper also looked good, and may provide the answer to a strong Yale squad Saturday in the season's semi-finale...
...Power Elite is written in a kind of sociological mumbo jumbo that should discourage all but other sociologists. It is dull, repetitious, and gives equal weight to both sound and spurious evidence. Its underlying tone is one of resentment, and because it offers no suggestion as to how the bogeymen in Mills's belfry may be exorcised, it is intellectually irresponsible. Still it ought to be read, if only for its half truths. It will surely be read with great glee by anti-Americans everywhere. But the average U.S. reader is apt to emerge from this nightmare-shored...
Walt Stahura was walked to fill the bases, and Ned Felton fouled out, but Rossano hit an easy ground ball to Jumbo shortstop Bob Gardner, who promptly fell flat on his face as Hastings scored...