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...magic of those two words--Christmas vacation--the University suddenly becomes a place of desolation. The Yard is a deserted village of silent houses, without even the rude clanging of the ever-zealous bell in old Harvard to break in upon its unnatural quiet. Even the gay rendezvous round the Square are forgotten for other parts. It is with light hearts that we turn from the nine o'clocks of this world to that other world of holiday cheer that comes only with Christmas. To its many friends, especially to those who are unable to return to distant homes...
There is no doubt that Gray's words go straight to the heart, for they embody in simplest fashion the most universal experience of human nature. His "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen," "Some mute inglorious Milton," "The rude forefathers of the hamlet," "The paths of glory lead but to the grave," are quoted and loved the world over. The most attractive edition of the "Elegy" ever printed. Quarto. Cloth. Decorative cover. A. & C. Black, London. Published at $3.00. Special price...
...usher in the movies, an amen-snorter in a Cumberland plateau camp-meeting, or a Dr. Frank Crane. Therefore, in any gathering of civilized men, they are compelled to remain silent, and this for two reasons: first, because they cannot understand the conversation; and second, because their remarks cause rude mirth. Hence their innate longing to criticise, deprived of its normal outlet, finds this vent, to the dismay, disgust, and despair of intelligent readers. E. M. WESTON 1G. E. R. DUNN...
...however, often damaging. He instinctively tends to belittle his enemy and to consider him a foe of decidedly inferior mettle. American soldiers, officers and men, arrive in France, fresh from their training camps, without any doubts that their march toward Berlin is to continue peacefully uninterrupted. What a rude awakening they await! They swagger and boast before the seasoned soldiers of our Allies, who look on with amused tolerance and good nature, willing to be dominated and instructed at their own game, if only the newcomers can act as they talk...
...buried only to be followed by a second and third, each of which was buried in its turn. The remains consist of a large number of houses belonging to three distinct races, the oldest of which lived many hundreds of years ago. There are also many excellent specimens of rude pottery and stone implements...