Word: rare
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...habit of obedience is unhappily too rare among the youth of this country. To this defect in their education may be traced much of the inefficiency and lack of method which too often characterize them in manhood. Our American youth stand in imperative need of military training, which alone may inculcate lessons of obedience, self-control, discipline, initiative and efficiency in teamwork...
...company is well versed in stage ways, but a trifle slow and "pep"-less at present. Each one, however, plays for character values--a trait rare in "musical shows." The heroine is gladsome, and, with Mr. McGowan, sings a clever and unique song, with words of one letter and a catchy melody. The two sisters of Miss Piers and MissWegeman are brimming with comedy. Miss Piers especially brings a most engaging gentle personality to the "un-ethereal" sister, who is always hungry. Miss Michelena is a picture and sings delightfully a too insufficient number of songs. Lynn Overman is humorous...
...smaller canvasses by Claude, now in the Fogg Museum, are among the earliest dated examples of the master; are, in fact, the pair owned by Cardinal Bentivoglio, which subsequently came into the possession of the king of Naples. The student of Claude will welcome the rare chance of comparing these early landscapes with that in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, painted at the very end of the artist's career...
...wanted of any age between 20 and 50 who will willingly put themselves under the leadership of the experienced "chefs desections," Who are willing to rough it somewhat, and who may have arduous and monotonous weeks to go through without the excitement of the rare periods of severe attack or defence to enliven the work with its attendant excitement. France needs you and needs you now. We are doing far too small a work. We ought to be covering the whole French Sanitary Service...
Julian Henry Reinherz '18, of Brookline, died at his home on December 22 of malignant endo-carditis. He had been ill for over six weeks with an infection of the streptococcus germ which finally spread to his heart, causing death. This disease, though by no means rare, is rather unusual...