Word: successful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Much of the success of the plan will hinge upon the ability of the Committee on Scholarships to single out while they are still in preparatory school the applicants most deserving of heavy backing by the College. The method of selection, stressing school records, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and, so far as possible, personal interviews, reflects the results of recent surveys which show a much higher correlation between these indicators and college records than between college records and grades on entrance examinations. Especially interesting is the emphasis on brilliance in one particular subject as well as in the general school...
...shoostring with no assurance of where the money is coming from to continue it and to expand it eventually to provide some forty such large fellowships for every class. The President is relying upon some unknown Harkness to come forward with the necessary funds to insure the success of a hold and original experiment...
Mary Morris, who gained early experience in the 47 Workshop while at Radcliffe, is perfectly cast as Victoria, and proves her right to be considered a leading actress. The rest of the cast is competent, the set is superb, and the production on the whole amply justifies its Broadway success...
...particularly in the Lindbergh affair has been despicable and characteristically hypocritical. I do not believe that many people will be taken in by their blather about unfairness, despite their control of a good portion of the press and the immense influence they wield due to their wealth; and their success can only be viewed as the triumph of blackguardism...
Janet Gaynor, while she has survived with fair success from the silent films, where she made her greatest success, is a victim of the decline in pantomime. Pretty, sentimental, and equipped with an expressive set of gestures, her voice remains the weakest part of her repertoire of talents. Consequently she suffers from the inertia of motion picture directors who go the path of least resistance, rely largely on dialogue and consistently fail to develop the vast scope of the camera. The result is a decline in pictorial beauty, dramatic sweep, and imaginative appeal. "Carolina" is more of a step towards...