Word: russian
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...most agile and at the same time the most aesthetic conductor of cheering in the country. Fast down the field and sure in his handling of grunts, Bennett at the same time combined a certain finesse of gesture with a lightness of touch that rivaled even Nijinsky, the famous Russian cheer leader. I have seen the Michigan leader, apparently boxed by substitutes on the side lines, leap high into the air and with a deft gesture of the index finger draw from his cheering section a perfect salvo, sometimes two salvi, of applause. I have seen him handle the Michigan...
...Russian Shrine Made in Sever...
...shrine in the Russian booth which will be dedicated at 9 o'clock tonight, was made on the top floor of Sever. After its dedication it will be used as a booth for the sale of Russian needle work, carvings and ikons...
Columbia has introduced a course in Japanese in its curriculum. Russian will soon be taught in Seattle, "the American gateway to Russia." Portuguese is the last to break into the circle of college-taught languages. The significance of this sudden influx of new tongues is that foreign languages are no longer considered cultural studies, but are taking their places among the practical arts...
...idea that always has had its appeal, because it is real. It will in most cases work itself out instinctively without the definite purposing of university authorities. But Samuel Hill definitizes and accelerates it by founding a chair of Russian at the American gateway to Russia. It is through such movements that the growth and staying power of our foreign trade expansion is to be assured. Chicago Evening Post...