Word: latter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There certainly could be no none better fitted to write such a book. Dr. Davison has had rich experience in instilling the ideals of the best music into the minds of youth. In the latter part of the book he takes up specifically the problem of college glee clubs. It is surprising that any defence of the system which he has so well inaugurated here should be necessary. But of any pioneer undertaking, no matter how praiseworthy, there is criticism. The success which has crowned his efforts to carry out his belief has, however, stilled all real objection. His belief...
...strangest feature of the book is Mr. Lindsay's own illustrations, mostly contained in the latter half where he goes maundering off after Egyptian hieroglyphics. They look like nothing or everything, according to the taste and fancy of the speller, my lord...
Then, in the latter year, came their astounding expedition at the head of 5,000 Riffi which surprised, captured and disarmed 20,000 Spaniards under General Navarro. With this supply of captured arms more than 20,000 additional Riffi were put in the field, and eventually an army numbering perhaps 80,000 was assembled, armed with captured or smuggled equipment. By 1924, Krim and his brother had driven the Spaniards out of almost the entire Riff. Shortsightedly they incurred the wrath of France by a raid on French Morocco in which their forces nearly captured Fez. Instead of thereby intimidating...
Meanwhile the latter will use all their persuasiveness and all their religious politics to bring the individual Baptist congregations throughout the country to their own way of thinking. The polity of the Baptist denomination is not definite. In fact a Baptist church has never been defined. Each congregation, provided it carries the aspects of Baptistry, goes its own individual way. Their sectional organizations are only to further what common ends they can agree upon. This status of individuality the modernists would leave. The fundamentalists really are tending towards a condition in which the sectional organization will dominate the constituents...
...tricks, then, are not recommended to those who have two hours and a half and crave simple pleasure. Some blood is spilled, but there is little laughter and no love interest. The appeal is partly to the mind and partly to the pit of the stomach. The latter appeal may be overwhelming in isolated cases. Instances of internal rising and active nausea have been reported by the severely squeamish...