Word: things
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first writer gave us nothing but a little legal pedantry, such as gentlemen of his profession are accustomed to impose upon the long suffering subjects of this domain; and the second improved the farce of the thing by taking No. 1 seriously, and by explaining to him in the sweetest tones that it was not we who sang "Johnny Harvard" at the Harvard-Oxford debate, but a parcel of knaves who must not be counted among the members of our righteous Student Body. Whether we sang it or whether we did not sing it, the spirit of "Johnny Harvard...
...Lowden would remove a possible rival. But this fact is publicly known and such an appointment would bear the stigma of a political move. In White House councils this fact may militate against Mr. Lowden's other qualifications?tact, moderation and no mean amount of classical scholarship, a thing not unvalued by the English. If Mr. Lowden has the choice, will he prefer a home in the American Embassy at No. 4, Grosvenor Gardens, London, or a chance at the white-fronted residence on Pennsylvania Ave., Washington...
...technical if not emotional. It is not a big symphony, big as are the third, the fifth or the ninth. It does not belong in or fit into the usual categories. It is unique, and uniquely fascinating. Mr. Monteux's version of it is as an ascending, expanding, dynamic thing, culminating in a veritable rhythmic orgy, was thoroughly logical; to some listeners it seemed that this is less an organic symphonic piece, than a suite of pieces. The first movement, for instance, retarded for this general effect, itself lost noticeably. It is, after all, a rippling thing, light and flowing...
There is no need of handing over the pamphlet to a professional advertisement writer and asking him to give it a severe injection of "pep". On the other hand it is poor policy to make the "big stick" the most apparent thing in the descriptions. It would seem feasible to print a special pamphlet for incoming freshmen with a full description of the content of each possible freshman course. The description alone will be sufficient attraction without further flourishes and furbelows or more or less veiled threats of probation...
...thing in which the coaches agreed, when interviewed yesterday, was that the sytem of part-time graduate coaches is not the ideal one for track work. In a sport like football the season is relatively short and men in business in the vicinity can often arrange to give their afternoons to coaching without seriously interfering with their work The track season is on during fall, winter, and spring, and it is practically impossible for business men to participate regularly in coaching work during the year. In such a system, also, a large amount of shifting necessarily takes place...