Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After the Syracuse episode, Smith could and did begin to think of himself as a free agent. In 1920 he had been put forward as a perfunctory Favorite Son for the Presidential nomination, to block McAdoo. In 1924, he was a real Favorite Son, a serious contender, though the convention's fear of the Klan made him once more only an obstructionist...
...best known of Baumes Laws states among its provisions that any criminal who is convicted for a fourth time of felony is automatically sentenced to life imprisonment. Serious criticism has recently been directed at this act because it is felt that injustice is often inflicted. This law was passed in New York in 1926 and has since been adopted by several other States. It has been a subject for much discussion among the foremost lawyers of the nation...
...possibility of a group of undergraduates turning to serious music was hooted down as futile, and even worse, as unfitting. Unpleasantness was bound to result; the self-imposed ostracism of the University Glee Club from the intercollegiate organization brought more accusations of snobbishness; but the ideal was chosen, the standard set, and for better or worse Doctor Davison led his group on its unique...
...SERIOUS...
Other well-regarded serious plays: Civic REPERTORY PRODUCTIONS, TWELVE THOUSAND...