Word: latested
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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William Lyon Phelps, Professor of Literature at Yale University: "Sinclair Lewis was once a student of mine, but I care little for his latest opus. Last week I said of it: 'There never was a minister like Elmer Gantry. . . . My grandfather and father were Baptist ministers. All my living brothers are Baptist ministers and there has been a constant stream of Baptist ministers walking through my house for years.... I have never known one like Elmer Gantry. It [the book] was obviously written by Sinclair Lewis when he was in a rage. The author was literally foaming...
...reading of the vices and dirty dealing of the apostolic horde. Also it might be mentioned that a local divine, after reading the first chapter did say, A dull book." He then turned to "Anthony Comstock" and swooned. Perhaps he is the gentle sould whose word is taking the latest output of the Viennese author of "Beatrice" from the shelves of greater and lesser Boston...
Churches and schools do not seek or gain from the stage the aid rendered by moving pictures. This is the latest phase of the growth of an industry whose rise is more romantic and dramatic than the stories which it presents on its screens...
Harvard's latest step forward is the recent establishment of the pre-examination "reading periods," of two or three weeks, during which formal lectures and tutoring will be suspended. Both students and instructors will be required to remain in residence and it is expected that an assignment in reading and the prospect of the examinations in the immediate future will be sufficient stimulus to keep the undergraduates working. The various departments of the University are to decide for themselves whether the suggestion will be put into effect and the provision is also made that the recess will not apply...
...University, spoke on the history of the Dramatic Club. He pointed out that every production it has gives in recent years has been either its first performance in America or has exploited a new theatrical field. "The Taming of the Shrew," presented with modernized dress and action, is the latest and most novel thing it has done. Without doubt, he said the experiment will be carefully watched by producers, seeking a new from of theatrical entertainment...