Word: spite
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...time of reconstruction such as this country is passing through at the present, along with the serious stabilizing attempts there are always amusing sidelights. In spite of the grimness in the air and the importance of success, it is interesting to note how differently groups now act in the face of a common danger...
...Roosevelt greeted World Flyer Wiley Post at the White House. At Hyde Park he had the flying Mollisons, Amy & Captain James, to Sunday dinner with Amelia Earhart and her husband George Palmer Putnam. "Well, well," cried he to his bandaged British guests, "you're both looking fine in spite of your accident." ¶One hundred and eighteen Missourians presented the President with a bay gelding to ride. Naming him "New Deal," he shipped the thoroughbred animal to Hyde Park for his guests' use. ¶To be Minister to Finland the President appointed Tennessee's Edward Al bright...
Working with Summer School authorities for the purpose of getting an accurate picture of the students ideas about the six-week term, the CRIMSON Summer Supplement published last week a questionnaire which in spite of a number of wits furnished some valuable information. Of the 137 blends which were answered in the spirit intended all but eight put after the question, Are you glad you came...
...spite of its liberal backing of needy students, Harvard is not an easy place for the average man who must earn part of his expenses. The estimated minimum expense of $1100 is somewhat above that which prevails at state universities and many colleges of small size. Also, because of the tutorial system and general examinations, and the fact that, unlike in most colleges, a student is expected to begin advanced work at the commencement of his sophomore year instead of his junior year, more time must be devoted to studies than in some college, which means correspondingly less time...
...with Alfred deLiagre scored a hit on Brosdway this year with "Three-Cornered Moon," was a member of the group while as undergraduate. Randall C. Burwell '24, of Boston, and J. J. Collier '24, and Richard H. L. Skinner '22, were all actors during the early years. In spite of warnings of critcs Bushnell Cheney started out with a Ford truck with a converted chasis which served as the stage and another smaller car for the lights. During their first year they toured Southern New England and met with instant success. The following year they extended their tour to include...