Word: raison
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They involve certain fundamental maters, such as the raison d'etre of the comparatively legthy study assignments to which we have been devoted, and their connection with duties to be assumed upon completion of this course...
...chorus numbers, bright seenery and such well-known songs as "The March of the Rangers." "Ay Ay Ay" and, of course, "Rio Rita." Of these, only the music still contains any real appeal, and coupled with the present popularity of the Latin American subject, gives the revival a "raison d'etre." At tempts to bring the lines up to date enjoy only the mildest of success...
...latest piece of snow art was more elaborate than its predecessor which was constructed as a companion to John Harvard. The raison d'etre of the latest frigid female seems to be that the Funsters thought that they ought to have some reminder in the winter of their female company which inhabit the shores of the Charles in the spring...
...counts, the variety of the lectures and importance of the lecturers, these open and closed addresses deserve greater attention. There must be one thing interesting in every one or they have no raison d'etre. If the student body has the gumption to read the Crimson notice column and the House posters, the lectures will receive the proper support...
...most romantically falls in love, in appropriate Spanish milien, she sings and dances her way to a victory for Wellington and the liberation of Spain. Other good performances are turned in by Warren William and Douglas Dumbrille as opposing members of the military profession. Yet Jeanette is the sole raison d'etre of the picture, and as a good performance of hers it deserves attention...