Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...explain his profound ignorance of the very nature of General Examinations. If he believes that a "knowledge of Shakespeare-(sic) note by note" is sufficient to gain a degree summa cum laude in English, I advise him to study the requirements for a degree in any literature, ancient or modern, and to read the examinations set for those concentrating in such fields. This applies with equal force to all fields in which General Examinations are given, with the distinct purpose of testing ability to coordinate and compare the varied features of several periods of history or several divisions of human...
...lines have been changed to conform to the modernized externals. The scenery, designed by W. B. Cowen '30, president of the society, is of the modern drape type, and the male members of the cast will appear in cutaways, excepting the butler in tuxedo and the chauffeur who replaces the chair carriers of Moliere...
Chairman of the Tutorial Board in the Division of Modern Languages...
This collection of modern advertising literature contains scores of large colored posters from Holland, Belgium, France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden of remarkable beauty. There are a few of the same sort of large posters which have been printed by American railroads, including several by John Held Jr. of original character...
...These modern advertisements contrast strongly with the old-time posters which are hung on the walls of the same room. The latter are merely printed information of a very brief nature...