Word: romes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...From Greece to Rome", Dr. Dickinson, Sever...
Into Civita Vecchia steamed the S. S. Ryndam. Off trouped the undergraduate body of the University Afloat, 500 strong. In nearby Rome, Pope Pius XI prepared himself to receive an itinerant band of which he had heard: how it had sailed from Manhattan, via Panama, to Los Angeles, Yokohama, Shanghai, Siam, Egypt, Constantinople, Venice; how its members had studied manfully between excursions and receptions on shore; how its full-size college faculty had imparted learning, not only by lectures but by object and project lessons in the countries visited; how a daily newspaper was published aboard ship, edited...
...before the Ryndam left Rome, the Pope learned something more about circummundane education, which in this instance was coeducation. Editor Allen of the ship's Binnacle unburdened himself of a secret. Taking 100 girls to sea with 400 boys had not been eminently successful, for three reasons which the Associated Press adroitly paraphrased for Editor Allen: "1) The presence of companionable young women distracted the young men from their studies to a disturbing extent. 2) Contiguity of youth of both sexes started many courtships of varying degrees of intensity. 3) Residents in foreign ports at which the ship touched...
...Serafino Gubbio helps the spider devour them. Not long afterwards, myriad people issue from dark places where, seeking pleasure, they have seen the ghosts made by the spider. Relieved to be out again, they say, "What terrible rot!" Serafino Gubbio is a cinematograph operator for a big company near Rome...
...domination keeps her strong against remorse for Giorgio. She is sufficiently in love to be anxious for Carlo's safety in a scene where he is to kill a charging tiger, a very real beast the company has obtained because it was too dangerous for the park at Rome. She insists on precautions...