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Word: presenting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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While the heroics of the last scene are enough to make any present-day cynic writhe, it cannot be denied that Mr. Anderson throws down the gauntlet with conviction and carries the waning torch of idealism high and haughtily. As such, the play warrants consideration from cynics and believers alike. Of course, stretching the Anderson thesis a point further, one can see more than a slight tinge of whooping up the Allied cause in the present war and a plea for U.S. intervention. This facet of the play's "message", if taken seriously, would probably make almost anyone writhe...

Author: By W. E. H., | Title: The Playgoer | 11/18/1939 | See Source »

Bill Coleman continues to operate at the quarterback post, and Joe Gardella rates the opening call over Fran Lee at wingback. This switch does not mean that Spreyer will not spend a lot of time at tailback tomorrow, because he will move over there from his present bucking job as soon as Macdonald needs relief...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Macdonald Set to Start at Tailback; Spreyer to Open in Bucking Position | 11/17/1939 | See Source »

...Last night's meeting was called specifically for those who wished to protest against the University's discriminatory action. Those who did not feel like participating in this protest need not have come; surely, having come, they should not have attempted to destroy the common purpose for which those present, with but few exceptions, had gathered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 11/17/1939 | See Source »

...marked the high-point for the number of full professorships in English, and this was caused by three promotions, all occurring at the same time. In that year, Professor Bush; Robert S. Hillyer '17, present Bolyston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory; and Francis P. Magoun '16, Professor of Comparative Literature, were all advanced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Professorship Additions to English Staff Are Held Unlikely | 11/16/1939 | See Source »

...present the Hygiene Department is working on an experiment which should be invaluable in removing some of the ignorance which envelops our present knowledge of this problem...

Author: By Harry Hammond, | Title: The Scientific Scrapbook | 11/16/1939 | See Source »

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