Word: swifts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Extension Work with over a hundred men enrolled in almost all the courses offered. But Professor Marshall's course on Analysis and Appreciation of Music, offered again this year, is expected to have over a hundred registered. Among the new courses offered this year is a course on "Swift and His Times", conducted by Professor Hurlbut and one on "American Government and Politics," to be conducted jointly by Professor Munro. This course, sure to be among the most valuable in the curriculum, will include a survey of American history with special emphasis on the period since the Civil...
...this week. The former movie actress, assisted by a talented company, sang and displayed several brilliant gowns on Monday night. Marvel, a dumb mute, performed clever and difficult dances in the same act. Chester and Warren did acrobatic stunts; Caito Brothers jested and clog-danced; Mabel Burke sang; and Swift and Kelley offered "Gum Drops", and act filled with patter...
...headliners at Keith's this week, the rest of the performance as a whole is unable to obtain the high standard set by them. This is Miss Gordon's first appearance in vaudeville aluce her recent screen success in the now famous "Humoresque." The action of her playlet is swift, the plot interesting, and the acting, especially that of Miss Gordon herself, is exceptional...
Primarily, fencing is an art, an art which has three valuable attributes that make of it an athletic sport of unusual interest and value. As physical exercise, fencing contributes to the powerful development of all the muscles of the body, giving them the swift coordination and suppleness which makes ordinary fatigue seldom noticeable to the fencer...
Having got the quotation for the week off our chest, we cast about for the necessary anecdote to close with. We'd like to tell how Jonathan Swift became acquainted with the famous Dr. Arbuthnot, but prudence forbids. Here's what a contemporary of his told of Lawrence Sterne...