Word: spiritedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...established system travelling along at top speed. Without doubt Coach Horween's decision must have been influenced by the wealth of more than promising material which will report to him next September Football under Horween has been generally considered a pleasure and not a grind; under such circumstances the spirit in the Crimson lamp has remained and will remain high...
...safely toward matrimony with a gracious man-about-town. The bedroom doors are all well oiled; they function silently, ceaselessly. What philosophy the play contains issues from the mouth of matronly Alison Skipworth as a Long Island Wife of Bath. Early in the evening she observes: "There is a spirit of unrest in the air, and one feels the breath of Eros blowing in from the garden." Later she delivers a homily on the piquancy of Victorian underwear. She also says: "I often sit and wonder what one could do nowadays to be declasse...
...bound to suffer disappointment and disillusionment in its hopes with regard to the Jewish national homeland in Palestine. "I consider the Jewish Palestine worth while only if made possible on the highest ethical plane. The bayonets such as now support the Jewish settlement in Palestine are repugnant to the spirit of Judaism." Upholding Chancellor Magnes were Dr. Hugo Bergmann, fellow-faculty-member, and Felestin, an Arab publication. Said Felestin: "Had the Zionists attempted to work out a plan similar to this and in the same spirit, Palestine would have been a different country from what it is today." Great...
...delight or rolled upon the ground with laughter and wild glee. Sometimes, in the excitement, they would forget that they were playing, and would begin to fight. There would be terrific pandemonium, and the embers of 1 the camp fire would be scattered and the game forgotten. "The play spirit has endured. . . ." Helen Wills, world's No. 1 lady tennis-player, in the Saturday Evening Post. Anna May Wong, Chinese-American cinemactress, said: "I see no reason why Chinese and English people should not kiss on the screen, even though I prefer not to." British censors had snipped...
...Yard is of comparatively recent origin and not a custom hoary with age as is generally supposed. Traditions become weighted with seeming importance through their long continuance, but they should not be allowed to interfere with real progress. It would be absolutely incompatible with the purpose and spirit of the House Plan to expect Seniors who had previously spent two years in one of the Houses to break the associations formed during this time and herd together in the Yard during their last year...