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...relief. I’d nearly spun a full circle before I spotted the stack of hymnals. With both hands I grabbed the one on top. I was already turning to the right page (Hymn 138 praise be!) as I scampered back to the entrance. But one of the oak doors blasted open. I sprang back to avoid a smash. Boy was I was ready to loose my tongue on that varlet. But, to my disappointment, it was only Ezekiel.Ezekiel is one robust man—a foot taller than Daddy and almost twenty years younger?...
...melodies come to you spontaneously, or do you work them out on an instrument? Philip Miller DOUBLE OAK, TEXAS...
...Roosevelt’s deluxe trio of high-ceilinged rooms—now B-17 of Adams House—features an oak fireplace and modern amenities such as central heating and electricity. While many of his peers weathered New England winters by purchasing coal to heat their rooms manually, Roosevelt was able to hire a maid service and porter to perform these duties...
...days before the Academy Awards, and Kate Winslet is giving her third best performance of the year. The occasion is a lunch at New York City's Oak Room at which 100 or so invited guests have gathered to honor her performance in Stephen Daldry's The Reader. This particular publicity event, orchestrated in the 26th mile of the Oscar marathon, has multiple purposes: it's designed to entice any wavering voters in the few days before the last postmark lands on the last ballot. It's also intended to defuse complaints that the movie's treatment of the Holocaust...
...effort in as many meets this season on the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) carnival circuit. While Harvard may be falling victim to a small roster and some untimely injuries, there were, nonetheless, some bright spots for the Crimson. Both of Dartmouth’s courses, the Skiway and Oak Hill, benefited from warm weather earlier in the week, followed by freezing temperatures the night before the contests, making the snow hard and icy leading into the competitions. The men’s alpine squad led the way, with a great individual performance by junior alpine captain Chris Kinner...