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Word: maining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...past few years, the undergraduate addresses at Commencement have been rather futile. In the main, the harangues have been drab, the speakers practically unknown to their classmates, and the general tone that of a stilted secondary school valedictory address. The situation this year is peculiarly grim. The undergraduate chosen from the competition to deliver the annual address is unable to be at the exercises leaving the Commencement officials to search about for a budding Demosthenes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS | 6/5/1936 | See Source »

...main line of the Kansas City Southern cuts into Louisiana at its northwest corner, curves southward through wooded hills. Under these hills, just north of the station of Rodessa, lie mile-deep pools of oil discovered last year and now rated as among the largest in the U. S. Last week Kansas City Southern stock was given a fancy jiggle on news that the railroad had struck oil in the Rodessa field. Excitement, however, petered out quickley. It was learned that the drilling had been done not by the railroad. K. C. S. happened to own outright a quarter-mile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Railroad & Rodessa | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

Neither Author Heiden nor Author Olden had much to say that was complimentary. What they did say was very similar. Author Olden foamed a little more, at times threatened to run over; both agreed on the main facts of their "hero's" career. They took a lingering look at the delicious possibility that anti-Semitic Hitler might have Jewish blood in him, regretfully dismissed it. But Author Olden contended that Hitler might as justly have called himself Schicklgruber-which he points out would not have sounded so well with "Heil!" Both agree that Hitler is evasive and untrustworthy about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Two Against One | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

...suggestion of Eddle Delange, a group of spotlights will be arranged about the main dining room; these spots will vary their colors according to the mood of the music. The entire decoration is under the supervision of Francis A. Harding and Charles D. Dyer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hudson-Delange Play at '39 Jubilee Tonight | 5/22/1936 | See Source »

...main parts are being played by Peter R. Viereck, '37, Howard Roman 76 and Philip Anderegg '39. James W. Hawkes, instructor in German, is searching the play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Leonce and Leona" Will Be Presented by German Club | 5/22/1936 | See Source »

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