Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announcement of the new plans of the International Council cannot fail to be of interest to those who are concerned with the task of giving the foreign students of the University a pleasant introduction to Harvard life. In the two years of its existence the Council has striven to offer those men opportunities for a social intercourse which they might otherwise find difficult to get in their new environment. In this capacity it has done much to break down the feeling of isolation and strangeness with which the foreign student is confronted...
Louise Brown, the heroine, possesses the three requirements of a musical comedy star to a well balanced degree. She is attractive to look at, her voice is pleasant enough in tone, if lacking in volume, and her dancing is well above the average. She dances easily and lightly with an unusual charm and grace of movement. One feature, "The Ballet of Dreams" stands out above the rest, an exhibition of toe dancing exemplifying the charm and grace of movements peculiar to this dance other than exaggerated pirouettes...
Another Thanksgiving having become part of an undigested past, everybody settles down to wait for Christmas vacation. The significance of the day has unfortunately been rather widely dissipated in gourmandizing and various other pleasant pursuits. Turkey has assumed the role of the main feature of the day with numerous other foods coming close behind...
That brings up an obvious point for consideration in connection with the House plan. If the meals at the Houses are good and well-served, if the surroundings are pleasant, if there is a real undergraduate objection to "eating around they will be well attended anyway, regardless of requirement. And if the meals are not all of these things, certainly no student should be required to eat them...
Majestic--Otis Skinner in "One Hundred Years Old." Tranquil and pleasant study of a centenarian by the Quintero brothers...