Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Monsieur Agide Jaechia, late conductor of the Pops Concerts, is now in Boston with his fighting spirit keyed to a high pitch. Ever since his resignation as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra last spring, he has borne an intolerable dislike for Symphony officials which has carried over until its odium rests upon the head of Serge Koussevitzky. Now Jacchia intends to give public expression to his grudge by starting a rival orchestra...
These figures might have been different if the scrimmaging had been conducted in a more formal manner. But the ball was frequently taken from one team and given to the other at critical points in the play, and the whole spirit of the scrimmage was more that of a practice workout, than of a real game...
...might have been an ensign with greater pay and privileges, with the opportunity of an honorable discharge in two years, is still a "middy" as long as the Navy wants to keep him. It is expected, however, that he will be allowed to resign in two years when the spirit of the regulation will have been served. The question: if young Midshipman Zirkle is really a pacifist, why should an ensign's commission have greater horrors for him than the midshipman's rank...
...praise of God he put away the comforts of man's life is known to all, but who can tell what spirit prompted him, what spirits battled in his ghostly heart? Surely, when he tossed in the attic at Assisi, a voice spoke to him, and whether this voice spoke from his own heart or from the rayless ceiling overhead makes little difference in the long run. He went out into the frost; presently he was joined by a wealthy citizen named Bernard of Quintaville and a canon from a neighboring church named Peter. These three built themselves...
...will not join any other club, and any such pledge or promise, whether originating in misunderstanding or otherwise, shall not be binding upon such undergraduate or upon any of the said clubs agreeing there-to, but shall be regarded by everybody as null and void and contrary to the spirit of this agreement...