Word: marvinism
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...Possessors of exquisite Harvard accents," said Greenebaum, "are Franklin D. Roosevelt '04, President of the U. S., Langdon P. Marvin '41, president of the Student Council, Charles Seymour, president of Yale, and Rex Harrison, now appearing in 'Missing Ten Days...
...described as "Freud and frou-frou," it is in itself a reflection of a prevalent spirit, and that any significant change in the contents of the magazine will come not through peevish, unsubstantiated complaints via the daily press, but rather through attention to the elementary principals of literary form. Marvin Barrett '42, President...
...which included R. Ammi Cutter '22, Robert Frost '99, David McCord '21, and Kenneth B. Murdock '16. Robert S. Hillyer '17, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, managed the competition. Professor Charles Townsend Copeland '82, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, emeritus, was the honorary judge, while Langdon P. Marvin, Jr. '41, first marshal of the Senior Class, presided over the meeting...
...characters. Bo-Jo Brown, the college athlete, who is imbued with "the Class" and its reunion, is as unforgettable as Bill King, the rugged individualist, who is bored with the whole idea of the twenty-fifth and thinks Bo-Jo is "just a long cool drink of water." Marvin Myles, the girl (sic) with whom Harry first falls in love, is as intriguing a personality as Kay Motford, the girl he eventually marries, is conventional. And Harry Pulham himself, who is unable to break away from the traditions in which he was brought up, is genuine and convincing...
...cleverest story in the magazine is undoubtedly Marvin Barrett's "The Party". . . it is skillfully, almost brilliantly written at times. And yet I find that my taste for clever young authors writing clever little stories has soured just a trifle. Perhaps the last few months have had a devastating effect on my sense of humor, but I don't think so. It is simply ennui, for this has happened so many times before. If we will not measure out our lives with coffee spoons, must we then do it with bad scotch...