Word: succession
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Swensson's sacred musical was such a success that it went on tour, in lumber wagons along dusty Kansas roads, to the neighboring towns of Salemsburg, Salina and New Gottland. Next year they did it again. The chorus grew, acquired a permanent orchestra and conductor, hired famous soloists like Lillian Nordica, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Olive Fremstad. Lindsborg's annual Messiah became the biggest musical event in Kansas...
...literary career of heavy-jowled, bearded, 48-year-old Elliot Paul might be pointed as moral for expatriates. Living in Europe most of the time since 1925, he has published eight books; all except one dealt with Americans. But the only success among them was the one with foreign characters: The Life and Death of a Spanish Town, which told the tragic story of Santa Eulalia, where Elliot Paul lived from 1931 until his last-minute departure aboard a German cruiser...
...success of this year's newly organized House hockey may be considered as boding well for the venture. The Junior Varsity puckmen were allowed to compete and improve the competition, and the Varsity hockey coach was on hand on numerous occasions to give advice which many of the non-Junior Varsity men would never have been able to receive. With the complete abolition of the Junior Varsity hockey team, the possibility of a regular House hockey coach, handling also the Freshmen, is extremely practical. In another sport, baseball, the new coach has expressed his willingness to look on the House...
...matter of fact I think my success as a writer is due almost entirely to my lack of education. You see, some people have called me a literary stylist, but that's not al all true. My education was so meagre that when I started to write my column, I didn't have the faintest idea of how to spell the words I ran up against. Consequently, I just spell them the way they sound--herz d'ecuvres are just plain "aw-devres...
Insofar as the trip was conducted to give the team some much-needed experience and outdoor practice, it has been a fine success. Several members of the squad, especially the Sophomores, have shown remarkable ability...