Word: sentiments
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dissatisfaction was manifest among large numbers of the Class of '48 yesterday. The sentiment expressed itself in a number of different objections to the methods for nominating and electing the permanent class committee. A few clear facts have been sifted through the network of accusations and rebuttals: that nominations have, in several respects, been made without proper consideration of the qualifications necessary for class committee members; that an invalidation of the entire slate, and a fresh approach without prejudice to any individuals on the current list, would climinate all unrest, but would be impractical; and that a revision...
...Breadon was a hospitable fellow, a genial server of long tall drinks. He liked to sing in barbershop quartets. He was a good guy, most baseball writers agreed; but he "would trade his grandmother if the price was right." In his way, he had a certain amount of sentiment for his ball club. Last year, when he flew down to Mexico, rumors spread that he was selling the Cardinals to Mexico's Pasquel Brothers. Sam denied it. Said he, grinning: "The Cards are not for sale . . . that is, [unless] some one wants to pay five times what they...
Although the group of educators is called the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the unanimous vote indicates a sentiment that primarily stems from the schools, and only partly and hesitantly from the colleges. The denounced ruling is irritating solely to secondary schools in their attempt to place students in colleges...
This kiddie-car plot will not dismay admirers of Novelist James Hilton, who have learned that his vehicles are always freighted with something worth unloading. In Goodbye, Mr. Chips it was Tender Sentiment; in Lost Horizon it was Thrilling Adventure; in this picture it is Gripping Realism. The story, which takes place in a British mill town between wars, sets forth in sweeping Hiltonian periods the author's social beliefs; he is squarely back of good government and sanitation, strongly opposed to alcoholism...
...question of commemorating the University's World War II dead has made a sizable contribution. The very magnifying of the issue before large numbers of Alumni represents a clearing of the air which can only serve to assist the Committee in arriving at a selection faithful to the sentiment of its constituency...