Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Geographical Exploration is somewhat detached from the rest of the field, and is the most practical part of it, although limited in range. Course 31a does not accomplish very much for anyone not planning to explore some place. It is built around Professor Rice, who has had wide experience but is usually in New York and does not have much time to spend on the course. 35a, on Cartoraphy, has the widest appeal, but it is only open to concentrators in Geography and certain other scientific fields. It is well taught by Raisz...
This absolute lack of good neighborly feeling has also spread to the employees, it appears. A correspondent writes us that he was dining in one of the Houses recently when he spied a sinister form moving about in his salad. Closer inspection revealed it to be a worm. Somewhat disturbed, he called the head waitress--one of the more "nationalistic" of the head waitresses--to look at the little stranger. The good lady studied the creature carefully before making any comment: "An Inter-House guest, I suppose...
...this soft-spoken Carl Milles responded: "I am certain that they will love the finished fountain." Somewhat forgotten amid the publicity was the fact that Milles possesses not only the most invigorating fancy now at work in sculpture but an unsurpassed gift for making a powerful, rhythmic composition of many sculptured figures. In his Wedding the strong male figure of the Mississippi and the aloof female Missouri, mounted on swooping fishes, will approach each other in the centre of Aloe Plaza. Behind each lollops a flowing train of antic naiads and tough river gods. To Detroit last week...
...survey course for the specialist and for all those interested in American literature. Professor Jones will give a course on 20th century American Literature the second-half year, instead of one on American literature since 1870. Of the four conference group courses numbered 170, 170a is most recommended; although somewhat elementary, Murdock is good on the American novel to 1900. Miller on the American Drama in "d" should be excellent. Those in the field think a conference group on Southern literature is needed...
Denouncing the old uniform of bloomer and shirt which has served generations of Radcliffe girls as being "somewhat outmoded," Miss Madden, who is style expert on The News, declares that the new attire combines smartness with economy...