Word: temperance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...best small college wrestling teams in this section of the country, Wesleyan promises to be no pushover for the Crimson, hampered by two injured first team men possibly unavailable for this meet. The squad is not in top psychological temper after last Saturday's 14 to 13 loss to Yale...
...First of all, this new temper is a vindication-whatever the intent of the liberals-of the Pauline-Augustinian-Calvinistic view of human nature...
Nightclub patrons are often sullen and quarrelsome. Overtime workers frequently have peevish dispositions. Can this bad temper be traced to lack of sleep...
...started, as usual, with small stakes. Winnings from small sums soon cease to satisfy, and when I staked and lost larger amounts, the anxiety occasioned was considerable. This anxiety has a twofold effect. It creates an inconsistency of disposition, good or bad temper showing itself according to the fluctuation of fortune -which is injurious to the backer's immediate circle and in particular to children. . . . Secondly, the anxiety which follows a losing run, the empty feeling in the stomach ... in time come to be appreciated in a masochistic fashion. They are part of the tension which gambling provides...
...distinguished audience, following the formalities, Bishop Sherrill spoke from a heart filled with the urgency of the times. His theme: "the temper and mind of the church." Said...