Word: standing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...true that the popular recrudescence of this tradition has had to bide its time. Today an educational guide to the South cannot concern itself too exclusively with the great institutions before mentioned. They merely stand among the leaders in a section where even the masses of the people are newly turning their faces to the light of education. There has been a great increase in the numbers of students enrolled in the high schools. University extension work and summer school courses are attracting widespread attention. It is bot a matter of numbers alone. in the spirit of these students, there...
...stage productions after long runs, like most old maids, need rejuvenation. Their bill-boarded success of so many months deserves our attention only when their managers realize that nothing can stand still; a play must go either forward or backward. So "The Blue Paradise" comes to Ye Wilbur Theatre crowing over its Broadway success, which was undoubtedly merited-one could see that from the number of missed opportunities-but evidently no renovating has taken place since the initial performance...
...Blue Paradise" is not clever enough to stand on its own legs. It needs the support of able men and beautiful women, neither of which are to be seen in abundance in this production. Mr. Cecil Lean, to whom is intrusted the lead, is a very good funny man, but his "line" is not one of the newest, and suffering as he is from a cold, his personality does not impress one as especially magnetic. Boston weather may be handed the blame for this man's indisposition, and his cheerfulness and willingness to try almost made...
...that the board of stewards of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association has decided that the fourth mile is injurious for young oarsmen Harvard and Yale stand alone as exponents of the deadly fourth mile. How long can they afford to ignore the judgment of the majority...
...interference. How much more deep-rooted and bitter would this become if we can reasonably be accused of trying to force a selfish, American peace! This accusation has already appeared in foreign comment on the President's speech, and we must be careful how we give it ground to stand upon...