Word: particularly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hardly likely that any book on New York's governor, written by Franklin D. Roosevelt, at this particular time will escape the classification, usually opprobrious of "campaign literature." Still this book, given these conditions, comes very close to being something else...
...Poet Kipling's cousin, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, presented him at a Royal Levee in 1925. By pure accident, George V was ill on the appointed day; and the Levee had to be held by Edward of Wales (officially representing His Majesty). The function was, in every social particular, the exact equivalent of a reception by the King-Emperor. Thus the story that Rudyard Kipling was not "forgiven" until last week is tosh...
Last week, Painter MacLane exhibited many a watercolor, and oil portraits of Mrs. D. Percy Morgan Jr., and of 14-year-old Samuel F. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Thomas of the Stockbridge colony. Sparkling, vivid with life, this portrait attracted particular comment. But some visitors preferred Painter Johansen's study of his 12-year-old son. Not all visitors knew that Painter Johansen and Painter MacLane are man and wife...
Their first question would probably be: Does the existence of language requirements at Harvard mean that all Harvard Seniors have a workable knowledge of one language and an elementary smattering of another? Their second question might well take the following form: Of what particular use is a smattering of one language to a Harvard Senior? Could he not better employ his time improving his knowledge of the first tongue he professes to knew? Such questions of course will not prevent many Freshmen today from proving their reading knowledge of French who never could nor ever will be able to read...
...entire fraternity system. In reality it is nothing of the kind. Men who are to enter into the business world must mingle to some extent with every kind of people but it is equally true that most of their business and social relations will be with a particular group of people...