Word: pleasingness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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An interesting commentary on the bill is the fact that it includes the following interesting phrase: "Whereas, Harvard University endeavors to foster and maintain the ideals of truth and freedom so dear to America . . ." It should impart a pleasing glow to the heart of every Harvard man to know that...
In the class with, though not of the quality of Ah Wilderness, Gentle Julia is a pleasing collection of minor small-town episodes, pre-War style, deriving flavor from the acid presence of 10-year-old Miss Withers. Good shot: Florence Atwater eating a banana royal.
Christensen: Alcohol-gasoline blends distributed in the Midwest during the past three years have met with excellent consumer response. Better mileage, improved acceleration, practical elimination of gum and carbon deposition, smoother and more pleasing engine operation have been . . . commonly reported.
But the real interest centers in Kati Lanner and Fraus. M. Gravey is well established with the French, and satisfies abundantly with the ingenuous jollity he brings to this part. As a simple-hearted drummer, he has his tribulations imitating the mighty Johann, but as a lover her cannot be...
Renouncing the artistic novelties which distinguish the work of Man Ray and his followers, Dr. Porter none the less manages to achieve an individuality of spirit which makes his pictures striking examples of the creative possibilities of the camera. Largely through a fineness of subject selectivity, a skillful perceptive of...