Word: molds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...called "great unwashed" (the socially unassimilated element of the student body) and refused the many club invitations that were addressed to him by virtue of his personality, attainments and appearance, which was quite the reverse of "unwashed," he being a tall blond shot-putter cast in a noble mold. After the failure of his "revolution" he contented himself with a running public commentary on life in Princeton and in general, which he contributed to the undergraduate daily, signed "Admiral Clamps...
...should draw together men of kindred interests. This is an excellent feature of college life, as all will admit. But when there is no effective center of gravity larger than the club to draw men of different interests together, there is great danger that the clubs will lead to mold men into types, to stamp out individuality, and to promote a certain smugness based upon the axiom that "Difference from like is the measure of absurdity...
...little bulb horn whizzed up to the door. Out stepped the returning U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Alexander Pollock Moore, onetime husband of the late Lillian Russell. Mr. Moore was welcomed with acclaim. From his native Pittsburgh to Madrid he is known as a good fellow cast in the Gargantuan mold...
...mechanics of her acting were effect, her personality was ill-suited to the portrayal of a daughter of a cheap London boarding house. Her Cockney accent left us in doubt as to her true nationality, and her usual grace and charm could not effectively be forced into the awkward mold required of the true Miss Woofers. As Lady Leicester, Miss Standing would have been superb, but as Miss Woofers she was decidedly miscast...
...maggot and the mold...