Word: prays
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Trotman bought a large, luxurious ranch at Colorado Springs and turned it into a national headquarters and free vacation spot for Navigators. But Daws Trotman did not rest; he got up early to pray and read and stayed up late to talk to would-be converts, until a heart ailment several years ago forced him to slow down and take more than his customary five hours' sleep...
...trees pray for those who offend...
...Democrats could still pray. The farm vote for Eisenhower, overwhelming (67%) in 1952, has dropped appreciably -to 61%. Said Soothsayer Gallup of the trends: "While Republicans will cheer [the President's] impressive labor gains, Democrats can take heart from the fact that the farm vote shows signs of moving away from the Republicans...
...seemed to Padre Zamorano that the main problem of his flock was its poverty, which he blamed on the 15?-a-day wages paid by the landlords. "The villagers cannot pray on an empty stomach," he insisted, and he sought a political solution. He persuaded his parishioners not to sell their votes to the landlords and urged them to register. At length his advice caught on. Last March Catapilco's people picked a peasants' candidate to represent the village on the township council. The candidate's name: Padre Zamorano...
...were Dvorak's charming "Maiden in the Wood," and Milhaud's "Psalm 121," a rather nondescript work sung in a nondescript manner. A humorous song, "Casey Jones," provided the transition to a rousing series of Harvardiana, in which all participated. The Freshman Glee Club sings next Tuesday. We should pray for a windless Harvard Yard...