Word: sonnenschein
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Cordial & Remote. Over the years, hundreds of B.N.C. students have learned to know and respect the man they refer to as The Principal. Only a few intimates call him by his nickname, "Sonners," which is derived from his pre-1917 name, William Sonnenschein ("my father changed his name at the same time that the then King changed...
...beer-drinkers frequented the Hausmann brewery in Madison. Its bar is now in the new Rathskeller, a strictly masculine sanctuary on whose walls are painted Heidelberg students brandishing steins, a fat monk on a wine cask, a bartender with Speise-und-Getränke Karten, a motto: Des Lebens Sonnenschein ist trinken, lieben, fröhlich sein ("Life's sunshine is to drink, to love, to be merry"). At first the Rathskeller had another bit of Munich realism - a six-inch layer of sawdust on the floor - but it got in people's shoes, was removed. Last week...
Interviewed was chief Rabbi Doctor Sonnenschein. He said that, alas, there were poor Jews, that the home for the aged was overcrowded, that $100,000 would bring sunshine (which is what Doctor Sonnenschein's name means) to many an unhappy soul. Perhaps there was a trace of anti-Semitism in the municipal council? But since the council's word was evidently legally final, it seemed last week that no Jew, rich or poor, would enjoy part...
...result of several summers' investigation in London, Dr. Rand has recently published a volume entitled: "The Life, Unpublished Letters, and Philosophical Regimen of Anthony, Third Earl of Shaftesbury." The book is printed by Swan, Sonnenschein & Co., of London and reissued in this country by MacMillan Company. After the author's Introduction comes the sketch of the life of Shaftesbury, written by his son. The letters, that follow, are of considerable literary and historical value, helping, as they do, to build up a pleasing impression of the Queen Anne Moralist, as well as throwing light upon an interesting period of English...