Word: lifes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...three quarters of an hour 50 of his students, past and present, had listened to Professor Lowes lecture on Herrick and read from his poems, when he put down the volume of poetry to say in a few words what a life of teaching had taught his shout the relation of a teacher and his pupils...
...effort to produce pains-taking and careful interpretation of the play, cast and director neglected to give it the life it needed. The stiff, high collars of Empire dress were reflected in a stiff performance. Perhaps this was due to first-night jitters, perhaps to the artificiality of a costume play, but whatever the cause, the result was a little too dignified, too well-polished...
...have we valued Latin imports and found their mines and plantations a profitable spot for investments. But our interest has progressed little beyond the clink of finance. Our schools and colleges have been too concerned with falling Romes and Virgin Queens to feed upon the rich historical and cultural life of our neighbors...
...unique among the arts in its inaccessibility. Only a few highly trained musicians can read scores with as much pleasure as they get from a performance, and though recorded music has provided us with a few musical musecums, actual performances are still the chief means of bringing music to life...
Hildegarde, whose international reputation was assured by "Life's" front cover picture of her, brought down the house, with her interpretative renditions of such numbers as "Deep Purple", "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup," "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," and "Umbrella...