Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stump in his own behalf. As he crossed the line into his native Iowa, he thawed to the welcome of friends, recalled the old swimming hole of his childhood, greeted his old schoolmarm (see p. 29). As he journeyed back to Washington he lashed out with new spunk and spirit at his opponents...
...number of borrowers. It gave rise to much unjust criticism, resulted in withdrawals from some banks. Other banks which intended to apply to the corporation for loans have refused to do so because they felt that publicity would do them great harm. . . . The board hopes that in a spirit of cooperation you will help it by refraining from publication which is fraught with so much harm to borrowers...
...Unity of Germans has always been brought about at critical moments," boomed the President, "by the healthy spirit of Germans! "Whoever stands with me helps this spirit and gives me the happiest birthday present. Therefore-Vorwartsmit Gott!" By next morning astute campaigners for von Papen had adopted as their political slogan the President's reverent words: ''Forward with God!" This was more than many a German could stomach. If von Papen was stealing the nimbus of von Hindenburg, then revered Old Paul had himself ceased to be sacrosanct. Soon, for the first time in a German electoral...
...makes rare, grudging expeditions to literary Manhattan. He still flies occasionally, in an old plane that belongs to a friend. Few of his Oxford neighbors know that Faulkner writes. He is considered none too well off, easygoing, fond of corn liquor. But, says he: "Ah write when the spirit moves me, and the spirit moves me every day." He writes always in longhand, with pen & ink, in incredibly small script of which one sheet makes five or six printed pages. He plays jazz records while he writes; wrote Soldier's Pay to Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue...
...Varsity basketball team, and received a Phi Beta Kappa in his Junior year. Cooper is captain of the Varsity boxing team. The Minor Sports Council is comprised of the captains and managers of all the recognized minor sports teams. The chief aim of the council is to improve the spirit of cooperation among the various teams, and to place the minor sports on a more efficient basis in the University...