Word: portions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Upon a litter lay Empress Nagako. Erect and stern, Emperor Hirohito surveyed the scene before him. To one side court bards chanted a portion of the classics in a low tone. The great of the Empire surrounded the Imperial group. In it was Premier Güchi Tanaka, clad immaculately in Occidental formal attire. Hands placed together, he prayed, standing, eyes wide open, before a flag-adorned shrine...
...perspicacious the resemblance between father and son will no doubt be obvious. At least their business will be basically the same. As last year, the Student Vagabond will concentrate the major portion of his attention upon the flowers which might else blush unseen in the "Announcement of Courses of Instruction" and waste their perfume upon a few. But being younger, it is more than likely that he will wander farther afield seeking violets rather than daisies. Nor will he keep too well in mind the strict definition of a student. More often than occasionally he will merely draw a road...
...most departments the student is shifted from tutor to tutor, as he progresses from one portion of his field to another. By this plan he gains the advantage of the opinion of a number of men especially interested in his study...
Youth's Companion. That portion of the population sometimes insultingly termed "kiddies" has a new toy. It is a familiar toy, enlarged and repainted. The Youth's Companion, famed youth's companion, appears this month monthly. It is larger?more pictures, more stories, more advertising. The editor reports no change of policy, purpose or ideals, these having remained the same since the paper was founded by Nathaniel P. Willis. Mr. Willis then stated: "This is a day of particular care for youth. Our children are and characters are prepared for the scenes and duties of a brighter day." With these...
...proceeded about half a mile beyond the Union Tavern, at the township line, and returned immediately, a distance of six miles, at a speed of about 28 miles to the hour, her speed having been slackened at all the road crossings, and it being after dark, but a portion of her power was used. It is needless to say that the spectators were delighted...