Word: performance
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hopes always to sign 'from Emporia' after his name when he is abroad, and he trusts that he may endear himself to the people, that they will be as proud of the first words of the signature as he is of the last words. He expects to perform all the kind offices of the country editor in this community for a generation to come...
...distinction must be called. I begin with myself and am trying to do my duty conscientiously and with love for my country. This must serve as an example and as a spur to others. My ministers must help me in everything and they must promise nothing that they cannot perform. They must not content them- selves with mere talk or create illusions...
...name of the Almighty, All-Knowing God, I swear to devote all my energies to the welfare of the German people; to increase their prosperity, to protect them from injury, to preserve the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, to perform my duties conscientiously and to deal justly with all." To this he added So wahr mir Gott helfe (So help me God), thus setting a precedent for other (if any) Presidents...
Besides these men the Crimson will have Luttman, who should perform well at either the mile or two mile distance. Renoulf to high jump, and Brayton, another good prospect in the sprints. The hurdle men are Greenlet, captain of the Milton team last year, who will run the high hurdles, and Lomasney, another Milton graduate, for the low fences. Besides Pratt in the field will be Tucker to throw the hammer. May for the javelin, and Fordyce for the shot...
Wherever I went among the Satellites I found one custom universally observed. Evidently it is a survival of some ancient tribal ceremony. Upon every occasion of rejoicing or lamentation, it doesn't matter which, the Satellites gather together to perform the mysteries of the "Passingout". For this purpose they immerse themselves in an occult liquid which possesses the incompatible qualities of both water and fire, for it looks like the one but acts like the other. What I have seen of this religious ceremony of the "Passingout" gives me excellent grounds for belief in the transmigration of souls...