Word: tone
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...more in equal distribution. Then throw in another seven according to taste; and season with a reading knowledge of Chinese or Sanscrit and an elementary knowledge of the other Mix thoroughly. Stir in liberal portions of athletics and, if possible, a select clan, or two to give the right tone Add an occasional pinch of sensuality, and soak for four years in alcohol. If the resulting mixture has the right consistency, stamp with an official seal, wrap in parchment, and lay on a shelf. These ingredients will produce an education of approved brand. It will pass current at face value...
...Publisher Curtis announced loudly, and at great expense, that the Ledger would become "The Manchester Guardian of the U.S.," in morning and evening editions, which should have meant that it would be a liberal news paper of lofty tone, sound information, independent politics, fearless action and international distinction...
...blushing, backslapping, handshaking and proud parental talk are widely distributed. Also the grumbling, astonishment, pique, of which there is bound to be much; for the awards have assumed major importance in U. S. journalism, letters and arts since the late Joseph Pulitzer established them to inspire elevation of tone and technique in these three...
...Baby Blue" is primarily a comedy with music, not a musical comedy, and it very much resembles "Mr. Battling Butler" in the way it is bound together. Transferred identity is the original theme, but it becomes mixed with a correspondence school love affair and a murder sketch. The tone of semi-burlesque which pervades the last act is exemplified by such lines as "a day of reckoning is coming", and "curse you, Roger Lavenderlegs", uttered with tremendous vehemence. The plot succumbs more and more to the demands of comedy, but after all, why shouldn...
...number of the Bean Pot, you have, I feel, gone beyond all bounds. You have filled the pages with material obviously intended to cast ridicule upon the one organization of Boston University which directly represents your nation's honor. You have adopted the tone of the pacifist, the slacker, the renegade, and the traitor. You have produced a magazine which is a disgrace to Boston University...