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Referring to your brief note on our headmaster's death in ... TIME, we feel that you misunderstand the sentiments of the boys in St. Paul's School towards Dr. Drury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 21, 1938 | 3/21/1938 | See Source »

Contrary to the theatre-advertisement that "Swing Time: is their greatest dance and song achievement," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are not at their best. But don't misunderstand us, "Swing Time" is still a mighty entertaining picture...

Author: By P. M. H., | Title: THE CRIMSON MOVIEGOER | 9/28/1936 | See Source »

...self-revelation in the last page of the book of which your review-did not take advantage that is needed to complete your picture of its author. In the epilog Mario is made to tell Santayana that, "The trouble with you philosophers is that you misunderstand your vocation. You ought to be poets, but you insist on laying down the law for the universe." And that, Santayana remarks earlier in the volume, is "simply the tragedy of the spirit when it's not content to understand but wishes to govern."... B. H. KIZER Graves, Kizer & Graves, Lawyers Spokane, Wash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 17, 1936 | 2/17/1936 | See Source »

...meaning of the conflict, ended happily and prosperously by conventional standards, Oliver was frustrated, tormented, doomed. Yet the philosopher seems to say that of the two, Oliver's life was the richer and more admirable. Oliver might never win the love of Rose, but he would never misunderstand her so grossly as Mario...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Philosophic Footballer | 2/3/1936 | See Source »

...relief of needy students. Yet there is no question of shame or obligation attached to the process. In fact, it is particularly gratifying that the University administration is taking this measure to enable deserving students to continue their education. To construct this as assuming an obligation is to completely misunderstand the motives of the N.Y.A...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALSE PRIDE CHARGED | 12/2/1935 | See Source »

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