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Word: shortly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...action tomorrow. Yesterday's practice session included another skeleton drill on the defense against Army plays as interpreted by the Seconds under the direction of Coach Knox. The Crimson warriors were carefully instructed in the method of attack which they are expected to face. Individual instruction and a short signal drill concluded the light workout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEST POINT CLASH IS ACID TEST FOR CRIMSON ELEVEN | 10/18/1929 | See Source »

Army will have a short drill at mess hour tomorrow after which they will entrain for Cambridge, arriving at 10.30 o'clock in the evening. Their headquarters will be at the Belmont Springs Country Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARMY'S AERIAL ATTACK CLICKS | 10/17/1929 | See Source »

Several members of the University, a large enough number to cause considerable trouble to college officials, seem to have decided that the old family surname was not of the right calibre to thrive in the Harvard atmosphere. Consequently, names of racial connotation have been discarded, short names have become longer, undistinguished names have assumed a new dignity. The change is so complete in some instances that it is doubtful whether the family ancestor would recognize the appelation of the offspring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aspiring Harvard Students Change Names in Attempt to Scale Ladder of Social Success--Others Fail in Spelling | 10/17/1929 | See Source »

Even the most blase member of the audience will enjoy the short Technicolor sound reel of "Mary and Her Lamb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 10/16/1929 | See Source »

...Mitchell, one of the most popular actors on the American stage, who is now starring in "The Whole Town's Talking" at the Plymouth Theatre remarked, "the actors whom I know who have gone over to the talkies for short periods have universally disliked the work. There is none of the freedom and spirit of the legitimate stage,--none of the charm. It is the personal contact with the audience that makes the acting profession fascinating...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 10/16/1929 | See Source »

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