Word: latinate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...believe that the prestige of the United States was enhanced rather than diminished by the Havana Conference," was the statement made by C. H. Haring '07, professor of Latin American History in the University, yesterday to a CRIMSON operator. "Despite criticism from the press that little or nothing concrete was accomplished, in reality it was the most successful of all the International Conferences of American States yet held. Because the meeting did not bring forth something like a full-fledged League of American nations, it is said to have failed in its purpose. But when 20 nations, large and small...
...next series of the special one-hour examinations for the purpose of meeting the Language Requirements will be given as follows: on Monday, April 30, Elementary German in Memorial Hall and Reading German in Emerson D; on Tuesday, May 1, Reading Latin in Emerson D; on Wednesday, May 2, Elementary French in Emerson D, and Reading French in New Lecture Hall...
Sophocles told the story 2,000 years ago of (Edipus, the kindly King of Thebes, Fate's most luckless victim. Jean Cocteau took the Greek, made a text of it for Stravinsky, gave it to Monsieur J. Danielou who put it into Latin. In Latin, then, scorning all theatrical device, Stravinsky presented his (Edipus. He had a speaker (in Boston last week it was Paul Leyssac), to tell the story step by step. He had specific soloists-Charles Hackett for (Edipus, Margaret Matzenauer for Jocastá, Fraser Gange for Tiresias-and the Harvard Glee Club for his chorus...
...unexpected was this move that the galleries, packed with Latin spectators, first gasped, then cheered. Hubbub and furious cross-comments ensued among the delegates. Then Chief U. S. Delegate Charles Evans Hughes rose, visibly bristling with wrath. A gentleman's agreement, arrived at in committee, had been broken! Mr. Hughes is a gentleman. Said he, in measured tones, tinged with vehemence...
...private school track meet held yesterday on Soldiers Field, Noble and Greenough was an easy victor with a total of 37 points. Tabor was second with 21 points, Dummer Academy third with 14. Roxbury Latin, Country Day, and Browne and Nichols followed in that order...