Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...legend-makers foisted such monstrosities on five generations of Americans as "Father, I cannot tell a lie," and "First in war, first in peace . . ." Those harmless little tidbits are setups for prep school cynics and picayunish parodyists. But unfortunately the well-meaning myth-manglers have escaped their due punishment. Poor old George Washington takes it all, and he's been taking it in varying doses for 150 years. It's a credit to him that he has borne it all so patiently, and that the date of his birth still strikes a few sparks of sympathetic gratitude in the hearts...
...more recently the Theater Workshop, have been struggling with Sanders' physical layout. The stage itself meets the requirements of Elizabethan drama, and impressionist plays like "Our Town," where any hare platform will do. The choice of plays has often revolved on the problem of what can be done with poor old 16th century Sanders. In some cases, a whack at a play that is neither impressionist nor Elizabethan has produced ingenious efforts at staging the near impossible, but for the most part, the Sanders stage lias severely limited the selection of material...
Elliott drew some chuckles when he referred to the State Department (not the recent string of Secretaries of State) as those "poor devils." And when he made a sly remark about "omniscient" PM. "The Daily Worker" was always good for a laugh...
...Alumni and students alike," Nason declared, "have agreed that the editorial showed poor judgment and bad taste. The immediate future of The Phoenix now depends on conferences with the student council and other representative groups on the campus...
Franconia Cannon: 41-50 inches. Powder surface. Fair to poor...