Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, Emeritus. "Goody," he states, "is the authentic Harvard epithet, used to describe those who tidy Harvard studies from the time of the founding of the College. Its origin is in the English appellation, 'Good-wife,' and as applied to female domestics it is peculiar to Harvard among universities in this land...
...skating out of his position to interrupt them, Chabot almost never leaves his net. Slow at regaining his feet when he falls down, he indulges in few of the acrobatic tricks that make the work of smaller goalies more spectacular. These qualities give his style of play a peculiar indolence which he exaggerates as much as possible. Instead of chattering encouragement to his teammates, the method by which most goalies relieve their nervous tension, he munches slowly a huge wad of chewing gum, rarely speaks a word during a game. Instead of waving his arms, he lounges against his cage...
...ranks in the Gymnasium. The mysterious tutelary spirit (gaunt spectre of the undergraduate) has emerged from his hibernation and once more tolls the bell and once more makes unintelligible unanimity all the sparrows of the city have abandoned the open spaces and are now chirping and wrangling in their peculiar manner over the gloomy aisles. It is significant that none of the sparrows has ever been found in the Gymnasium except during the periods of inquisition. They are doubtless imported for the occasion by the sprightly overseer to tantalize the troubled multitude with a bright vision of liberty...
Germany's Supreme Court last week issued a notice of peculiar interest to potent foreigners. Hereafter they, like Germans, may be seized at Nazi discretion and subjected to "irreparable sterilization." Reassuring German tourist agents at once explained that a foreigner sentenced to be sterilized would instead probably be deported by the Government. Last week the total number of Germans sterilized in the two years of Nazidom remained a State secret, but addition of partial figures released from time to time proved a sterile total of well over...
...Imperial House is now being dragged into industrial promotion, though as yet His Majesty the Son of Heaven is sacrosanct. Latest pictures show the Divine Emperor's popular brother Prince Chichibu seated grinning in a Datsun (see cut). Screams a recent Datsun advertisement: "FIRST NO LAST." This peculiar sales argument is stated more fully thus: FIRST Motor Car Produced in Japan In Performance and Quality In Public Favor...