Word: rare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...meeting for Freshmen yesterday evening in Smith Halls Common Room. "First, and of prime importance, is the habit of opening our minds freely and unhesitatingly to the stream of events in the world outside us. Second only to that must be placed the ability, as necessary as it is rare, of knowing out own minds...
...readers will not take signed articles at their face value, but will discount the personal element. This policy is quite in accord with democratic standards, and approaches the ideal condition; but unfortunately it presupposes either an intelligent public, or a public which reads editorials, both of which are rare commodities. Unless these articles are plainly labeled "Private" and fenced in a special column with special type, the general reader will appropriate their opinions for his own, without realizing their lack of sound authority. There are always erratically-minded men who will misinterpret any great movement; if we take their distorted...
...collection of rare copies of various works of Coleridge and Words worth is now on exhibit in the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Room of the Widener Library. The collection includes first edition copies of "Kubla Klan", "Christabel", "The Frlend", and "Remorse"; the title page of "Remorse" is covered with writing in the author's hand. In addition there is a page from Coleridge's note book containing recipes for making home-brew...
...Cambridge Street, not far from Phillips Brooks House is the Fogg Art Museum, where are carefully selected exhibits of ancient and modern art. Works by Ruskin and Turner, Japanese panels, some rare Renaissance paintings, and an extensive collection of prints are some of the interesting exhibits to be seen here. The Museum is open to the public daily, except Sundays and holidays from...
...made upon her voice; her acting was ever convincing. Her performance in this piece, and as Mimi in "La Boheme" mark her as a young singer of great promise. Her voice is unusually pleasant, her acting effective, and what is more, she is gifted with a great personal charm, rare in operation circles...