Word: primes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...eminent personage in Athenian life, woman now begins to occupy the place of prominence. Though the empire was destroyed, Athens still continued to be the capital of the literary life of the age. In her decadence Athens produced more than any other city in its prime. The age was essentially one of prose, reaching the zenith of its development in Plato. Menander produced remarkable comedies, treating of real life, character and personality, and from his plays most of the literature of today is directly or indirectly derived. In concluding, Professor Shorey stated that the lectures were intended to give personal...
...politics. It is only to repeat one of the first principles of good government to say that in the administration of public schools there can be no Democratic method or no Republican method. What is wanted, and all that is wanted, is efficiency, and it is therefore of prime importance that the two members elected to the School Committee tomorrow should be elected for their merit rather than their political connections...
...Pankhurst is one of the great leaders of the woman suffrage movement in England and it has been largely through her efforts and influence that this party has gained its recent concessions from the Prime Minister of England. Before becoming interested in this movement, she was prominent in political and social service work in Manchester, England...
Campbell was back in the scrimmage yesterday and Felton was out practicing punts. He seemed to be in prime condition and got off some long spiral kicks. He did not, however, enter the scrimmage...
...play, does not represent the real difference between the opposing elevens. When interviewed after the game Umpire Knapp said, raising his bandaged hand to heaven, "Those News-gatherers were infinitely superior. They reminded me for all the world of the Orioles when Anson was in his prime. Oh those days--" Whereupon he relaxed into unconsciousness. Needless to say he was not bothered again...