Word: scopes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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AREN'T WE ALL?Delightful drawing-room comedy offering Cyril Maude wide scope as a charming old titled rake who parks his brand-new sweeties in the British Museum...
Limiting his work at first to tuition in college subjects. Mr. Nolen soon added school courses to his list, and with a growing staff of assistants formed a special department in preparation for entrance examinations. The scope of his work increased steadily, and in 1899 he established headquarters for his organization in Manter Hall, situated on the spot now occupied by the Waldorf. It was from his residence here that he came to be known by the title, now so familiar to Harvard students, of the "Window of Manter Hall...
...Digest's famous polls on the presidency and on prohibition were of distinct value. The value was due to the tremendous scope of the polls and to the fact that they were taken at "psychological moments." Collier's poll is more properly a "stunt,' signifying?whatever editorial writers feel like signifying...
...Scope of the Industry. In other words, it costs too much to build. That is the discovery of the day and everybody is interested except the picturesque minority whose only roof is the starry...
Having thus informed us in an introduction of the scope and purpose of his work, Professor Sherman begins with the essay which gives the book its title. As a jumping-off point, he describes a "boosters dinner" which has been thrown into consternation by the representative of the arts who refuses to have anything to do with the apostles of "pep and progress". The dinner incident past, we have the author's own point of view. Firmly yet gently, he would lead the talent of America from the footsteps of W. L. George, Theodore Dresier and Mr. Spingarn. Instead...