Word: spending
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Since I attended Harvard, undergraduates have changed a great deal. They seem to spend much more time in their studies, their reading; and yet on the whole they have not lost their former eagerness for outside activities. Instead of using up so much time loafing, or wasting time generally, they have come to Harvard with a definite purpose, which is to learn something, and to grasp what the college has to offer...
...generally associates Charles (Buddy) Rogers with the typical screen version of college life. Consequently one is generally cloth to spend an afternoon watching the young gentleman perform. Fortunately, however, he has been given an opportunity to display his ability in a somewhat more pleasing vehicle and the result is surprisingly gratifying. The picture in question is "Illusion" now showing at the University. It is a well-directed and effective tragi-comedy based on the present day American social system. The theme is by no means a new one, but it is attractively presented and capably acted by a good cast...
...thwarted grandmother in a cloud of fluttering veils flounced out of Bucharest last week, announced resignedly that she would spend her birthday (54th) at bleak, inclement Balcic located on the Black...
...Pembroke College [women's part of the university]"; 2) "that he wanted to make Brown an institution where youth could receive an education." Alumnus Rockefeller said: "I'm always glad to be called upon to defend any man against a lawyer. Lawyers, you know, are supposed to spend all their time settling the troubles of other people. I spend most of my time trying to settle with my lawyers. Now if Dr. Barbour really did say that a college is a place for study, what is the harm? If he wants to do something new along educational lines...
...devout Catholic. The nearest chapel was six miles from the village, and in order to worship he had to hire a trap-it was before the days of motor cars. It cost him six shillings, and being a Scotsman, he was a thrifty man. His religion compelled him to spend six shillings a week to drive from Lossiemouth to Elgin. But his desire to get good value for his money compelled him to commit the sin of drunkenness on Saturday, in order that he might have some reason to go and interview the Priest and get absolution next morning." Instant...