Word: solider
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...making moving pictures of a comic order three kinds of pies are used, one solid and two edible. The solid pie is made of upholstery and is used for long shots, but even on the long shots the closeup, showing the hit, is made with real pie. The two varieties of edible pie are custard and blackberry. Custard is more splashy; blackberry, by its color, photographs more vividly...
...more adequate recognition of the debt of the University and its friends to Captain Shannon; for the success the Corps achieved last summer was due in very large measure to his untiring efforts as Commandant. It would have been difficult to find a better man for the job. His solid ability and conscientious service won the respect of the cadets, and his consideration and constant good nature won their affection. By tact and good judgment he was able to be exacting and at the same time beloved. More important, perhaps, he presented to young men of an age when example...
...Peirson '20, which scored a runner from first base was the real beginning of the scoring in the fourth, and a home-run by L. P. Jones '19, was the most important feature. The other three scores for the informals were due almost entirely to solid hitting by Jones and Captain McLeod...
...informals scored their last two runs on three solid hits by L. P. Jones '20, E. A. McCouch '20, and J. B. Fisher '20 and two misplays...
...Just what is sense of humor? The dictionary tells us that it is "the ability to perceive the comic." But the lexicographer knew nothing of the subject. If he had, he probable wouldn't have been a lexicographer. True sense of humor goes as far beyond this definition as solid geometry beyond plain arithmetic. It consists not only in perceiving the comic, but in searching for it, and at times even creating at. Above all it deals less with the occasional laugh than it does with the constant smile...