Word: occured
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Under MISCELLANY, Mar. 9, 1925, you inform an interested public of a knifing match following a "jamboree given by the Oberdam Social Club (Irish)." Your logic may be strong but your line of reasoning is most inconsistent. A fight; ergo Irish! But did it occur to you that the Irish rarely use knives in a fight? The club referred to is not Irish. It is composed entirely and exclusively of Americans of Italian blood. Statements such as the above might be excused if made deliberately; but if you are interested enough in the club to write about it, you should...
...events will perform the greatest of services only if they convince those in power that there is a real liberal interest in dramatic literature and presentation, and that the omission of the old courses in such technique and study in the catalogue for next year should never again occur...
...Judging from the class of 500 men in the class of 1897, it is reasonable to expect that about 75 deaths will occur in our class during the period of the next 25 years...
Since the 17th Century, Science has recognized the phenomenon that enables people stone deaf to hear conversation if exceedingly loud repercussions occur at the same time. Utilizing this principle, Dr. Byron E. Eldred of Manhattan has invented an ear trumpet. His apparatus consists of a box which, attached to an electric socket, shouts into the ear a large noise, part click, part scream, part whir, not unlike that of an electric train. At a recent meeting of the New York Otological Society, Dr. Eldred presented his invention. The society was skeptical...
...particularly ambitious undertaking, and will require an accompaniment of 60 members of the Symphony Orchestra, about 125 voices from the Radcliffe Choral Society, and an equal number of Glee Club men. In addition, two professional concert singers have been chartered to do the baritone and soprano solos which occur from time to time. It is on account of the elaborate preparation required in the production, that the "Requiem" is very rarely heard in Boston...