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Word: mentions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...challenge Bender's statement that the University could not afford to spend &5,000 for a food investigation. They might have pointed out--but they didn't-- that Harvard was able to lay out &75,000 to move Dana Palmer House across Quincy Street board by board. They did mention that the University has shown a &90,000 profit on the dining halls during the first two post-war years. But they might have taken issue with the Dean's statement that every penny of this sum had to be watched--and they didn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Food Problem III: | 12/17/1948 | See Source »

...which I bring up because I want to mention that these lighter scenes are not merely amusing. Some of them put music, dance, and chanting choruses together in 'ways that open up the entire musical comedy medium to new and stunning developments...

Author: By Joel Raphaelson, | Title: Off The Cuff -:- | 12/8/1948 | See Source »

...After a steady diet of this type of novel, I find the very mention of 'historical romance' leaves me cold and uninterested. I believe that even a good thing can be overdone." Did the million and more members of the Literary Guild feel the way Miss Mussi did? A year ago, when guild editors polled their members, 75% said they were eager for most costume-built novels. Now, the Guild confessed nervously, a good many members seem to be agreeing with Miss Mussi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bess Grows Up | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Captain-elect Howie Houston yesterday won honorable mention positions on both Associated Press and United Press All-American football teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AP, UP Give Houston All-American Position | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

This review could not be complete without mention of the Orchestra's first trumpeter. He played the long, difficult solo in "The Trumpet Shall Sound" almost flawlessly, which is more than can be said for some of the professional trumpeters who play on "The Messiah...

Author: By E. PARKER Hayden jr., | Title: The Messiah | 12/2/1948 | See Source »

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