Word: moss
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Born Criminals do not exist, said George Washington University's Fred August Moss. But many a person has tendencies which predispose him to crime, viz., epilepsy, paranoia, paresis, dementia praecox, senile dementia. Smalltown children are less apt to become criminals than children of large communities, added Columbia's Hugh Hartshorne. A friendly classroom atmosphere is one of the most powerful influences on child character. "Moving pictures do not contribute to delinquency," said Philadelphia's Phyllis Blanchard. "I have sat in motion picture theatres and marveled. . . . When the villain is caught, as is always the case under the policy of those...
...tall, a man of strong and striking demeanor, Tycoon Dillingham has five homes on Oahu: 1) a copy of a Medici palace with open court; and pool on Diamond Head; 2) A copy of a Japanese home which was brought overseas piece by piece, including rocks and moss for decoration, at Waikiki; 3) A mountain home high up on the Punchbowl; 4) A cottage at Pearl Harbor, for sailing; 5) A million-dollar ranch for fine; horses and huge houseparties. So open-handed...
...formed characters that exists in all departments of modern life. ... As politics is but one aspect of the social order, its need of men of special educational equipment is ... obvious." ¶ To the White House last week went a 14 ¼-pound Penobscot salmon, carefully packed in ice and moss. What made this salmon different: It was the first caught upon the opening of the Bangor Pool. Presidential salmon-catcher: Horace W. Chapman of Bangor. ¶ Mrs. Hoover sat, last week, for her first First Lady portrait in oils, to Artist David Cleeland of Manhattan, commissioned by TIME, The Weekly...
...purpose of discussing all sorts of medical and agricultural, as well as purely scientific, problems pertinent to the region. This is the fourth of such conferences; it is held under the auspices of the Netherland Indies Science Council and under the patronage of the Dutch Government. Dr. W. L. Moss of the Harvard Medical School, will also represent the University...
...appearance, her acting left little illusion. Nor could Giovanni Martinelli forget he was a tenor for the sake of the bellcaster. Dramatically it was Baritone Giuseppe de Luca in a minor role who served best. As Nickelmann he never once stepped out of the well, just poked up his moss-covered head, beat his webbed hands against the side. Yet when with a "Brekekekex" he lost Rautendelein, the audience was sorrier than it ever was for Heinrich. And it was happier for the "Brekekekex" that won her back than for any of her flawless cadenzas...