Word: swing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Other folk-songs are Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Juba; Oh, Doo Da Day; Polly-wolly-doodle. One hears them at college reunions, glee club concerts or when a few blithe spirits are assembled at a wedding, a banquet or, in the South, at any casual soiree. They constitute a much-cherished portion of our native melody...
...strategy which gave the Old Guard, pure-political faction, an open-ing for revolt, a chance in the confusion to seize the power which had been taken from them. Slemp was at hand and in no sympathy with Mr. Butler's futile efforts at the last minute to swing the nomination to Judge Kenyon, Representative Burton or Secretary Hoover. The Old Guard, resenting Butler's domination and doubtless with the comfort if not the abetment of Slemp, seized the first candidate who, it seemed, could defeat Butler's choice. First Lowden? then Dawes...
Germany: He denied that the German election (TIME, May 12) showed a swing to the Left, contended that Germany was a country whose national pastime was reveling in socialistic theories without putting them into practice...
...center that Jenkins just failed to reach. Campbell made a good play on Dignan's fiery grounder. Cooper and Lewis moving along a base. Caldwell, still smarting from the sting of his beating in the first Harvard game, went in to pinch hit for Foster. He missed a healthy swing at a Spalding slow ball, but connected with the next one for two bases, and the score was tied. A moment later Caldwell romped home on a single by Dinsmore and the Tigers were...
...track forces of Harvard and Yale will swing into line today for the combined University and Freshman meets in the Stadium tomorrow when Coach Conners brings his squad of Elis, 100 strong, to Boston this afternoon, and Coach Farrell posts the final list of the men who are to wear the Crimson against Yale tomorrow...