Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...take sides in political conflicts or civil wars. But Catholic theologians make a broad distinction between material, partisan politics and politics in which moral issues are involved. A priest may attack sterilization laws from the pulpit but not denounce a political party as such. On this controversial subject, much misunderstood by non-Catholics, Pope Pius XI last week made a pronouncement. He gave his august backing to an eminent European prelate who had written: "The hierarchic authority is perfectly entitled to pronounce on any political party or political movement in so far as that party or movement opposes religious well...
With all kinds of summer plans floating in the air, it is not unduly sanctimonious to consider the Harvard Summer School as a worthy and useful way to spend a part of the vacation. The Summer School is an important part of the University, and one gravely misunderstood by the undergraduate, who thinks of it as a sultry Devil's Island where one is sent for scholastic bad behaviour. In reality the six weeks spent here can prove extremely valuable to students in good standing as well as their less fortunate brethren...
...have a serious and sincere appreciation of an art too often neglected and more often misunderstood...
...completely analyzed, Mr. Biggers' figures showed that of the questionnaire total, 2,000,000 considered unemployed were actually at work on relief jobs. Nearly 6,000,000 were men, nearly 2,000,000 women. Difficulty of interpreting the census-beyond weeding out cards from people who had misunderstood them even more completely than the 20% who, according to a Gallup Poll, thought their replies would bring them jobs-was where to draw the line between regular workers and housewives, sons of families, dependents, retired workers who work only at intervals. Mr. Biggers proposed that his census be further checked...
...December 14 last. Setting out to review "The Film in Germany and France 1896-1927" the first of the three programs dealing with Germany tonight includes: 1896 Primitive German films by the pioneer Skladanowsky (Reichsflilmkammer) 1909 Don Juan's Wedding, a comedy with the actor Giampietro (Reichsflilmkammer) 1912 Misunderstood, a melodrama with Germany's most popular actress, Henry Porten (Reichsflilmkammer) 1920 The Golem: one sequence only. Directed by the eminent actor Paul Wegener, who also plays the title role (Ufa) 1919 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, directed by Robert Wieni. Most celebrated of foreign films, it has seldom been shown...