Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Christmas Carol (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) leans a little too heavily on the assumption that cinemaddicts' eyes, starved by months of Hollywood's thin fare, will not be able to keep from watering over Charles Dickens' famed classic about Scrooge, Marley, Cratchits and Christmas spirit. Consequently, while A Christmas Carol is doubtless an invaluable addition to holiday lists of worth-while pictures for juvenile audiences, it cannot be recommended unreservedly to adults-unless to those who feel that the mere transposition of such a classic to the Hollywood screen constitutes an excuse for general hosannas...
Suggesting that it is best to meet the devil on his own ground, Elliott favored preparedness, and a renewal of the fighting spirit. "The defeatism in the air will kill democracy; by cracking these systems, we can save it. We don't have to accept the inevitable war on Hitler's terms...
...true that a humanitarian spirit, once aroused, should be taken advantage of. No less important, however, is the fact that since contributions have already been collected once, it might be difficult to make another successful attempt so soon. In other words, the well may be nearly dry. And even if the well is half full, there may be hesitation about contributing for fear that a precedent will be set. Two large-scale appeals in the course of some weeks are rather frightening, though the Committee has wisely postponed its drive until the next semester. The exception of making appeals outside...
Harlow, who awarded gold footballs to Varsity letter-winners, paid tribute to all his coaches and players, mention- ing especially the spirit of substitute guard Tony Staruski. The coach also cited the importance of undergraduate support in the success of the last season and gave unstinted praise to the Seniors on the 1938 team...
...spirit of stillness, solitude, and melancholy is predominant in the church scenes. Blues and greens skillfully blended and interwoven in the "Church at Jacona" give a weird effect, especially as the solid form of the structure is almost lost in a hazy smothering of paint. Again in "Jacona Houses" the mood is melancholy, sombre, and weird, intensified by dark tones of paint, except for a splash of bluish white breaking out of the gloom on the right side of the picture...