Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...advance sale may have been very substantial and the public support generous. The money may have been used to pay other obligations of the local manager. Or, the receipts in a particular instance may have been less than expected. In either case, what legitimate right has anyone to demand that the artist perform without...
...France's turn next. By denouncing commercial treaties between France and Britain signed in 1882 and 1926 she fired a mighty salvo which, however, will not hit its target until three months hence. Long have these particular treaties been under attack by French shipping interests, as they gave Britain marked advantages in carrying freight between France and her colonies...
...taking the term in its widest sense, is frankly extra-curricular in its emphasis. The important thing to do is to heel some organization, to make yourself known, to make a fraternity and possibly, if that summit of campus ambition can be attained, a Senior Society. One is careful, particularly during his first two years, to speak only to the right people, and to avoid those of less prominent rank. Andover men, outnumbering those from any other school, place particular importance on this sort of thing and usually excel...
...most significant and authoritative contributions to the philosophy of the New Deal is to be found in a pamphlet by Mr. Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, which was released this week. As one of the men closest to the President, whatever Mr. Wallace has to say carries particular weight, and in this statement he has a great deal to say. It is couched in broad and general terms, and it is, unless I am greatly mistaken, the clearest adumbration of what Mr. Roosevelt's future policy, foreign as well as domestic, is going to be, that has yet appeared...
...news that the Scholastic Aptitude Test will shortly be required of all applicants for admission to the College, is the first outward sign that Harvard's entrance requirements are up for revision. This particular test, although still in the experimental stage, has been widely adopted by other colleges. In particular cases, no doubt, it is sometimes erratic; but over a wide field, it has proved surprisingly accurate in forecasting students' college records...