Word: staying
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rohmer would not stay there. "I shall spend most of my time in the south of France," said he. "It's much more pleasant there. Conditions in England are shocking, just shocking...
...offered instructions. Among them: let the jacket sleeves be narrow, and the shirt cuff showing; never wear a striped shirt with a striped suit; wear suspenders instead of a belt; let the knot of the tie be loose instead of tight; let the trousers break just over the instep; stay away from jewelry. "The well-dressed man," certified the famously high-styled actor, "is never conspicuous...
...observatory, Andrew P. Peabody, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, became the house's occupant. In sharp contrast with the eccentric Peabody was the next Dana House resident, philosopher William James. In 1894, Professor George H. Palmer, noted for his translations of Homer moved in for a long stay that added his name to the building, followed by Richard M. Gummere, present chairman of the Committee on Admission...
...interested and in all probability you will be the rest of the sheet is divided into two section: Classic and Modern. The Veterans Theatre people ask you which one you prefer and offer suggestions in each category. If your glasses are rimless and your suit shiny, you might stay with the "Classics" and choose Sophocles or Shakespeare or ask for Corneille in the original. If your father is a tie-salesman in Union Square, you'll find Odets given liberal recognition in the "Modern" section. And if you're one of those people who thinks "they're all so good...
Warned N.E.A.: "Teachers are no longer willing to work for starvation wages. They refuse to stay in a profession with salaries less than those of the bartender and garbage collector...