Word: topic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...girls described by Mr. Fitzgerald may or may not have been true to life at the time he wrote his book. But once it was published and became the one unfailing topic of conversation for boys and girls it is noticeable the "Rosalind's" and "Gloria's" became suddenly all prevalent. The explanation may be that the younger generation had already a desire to be clever or fast or both but felt a certain timidity as to who to proceed. Mr. Fitzgerald merely showed them the way. Oscar Wilde, and the innumerable others,- who have held that life imitates...
...results of the Conference in the Pacific and the Far East were laid down in detail by Professor Blakeslee, who picked as his opening topic the propotious settlement of the Yap problem...
...opening topic will probably by discussion of penalty for a team appearing late for the beginning of a game. This was taken up in the New York meeting but it was finally decided that the point was sufficiently covered by the present rules. Another subject will be the question of referee blowing his whistle to declare a touchdown as soon as the ball in the hands of the attacking side goes over the goal line on both running plays and forward passes. The New York gathering agreed that the referee should blow his whistle and declare a touchdown the instant...
...Paul's Society announces that the religious discussion groups led by the Reverend George Lyman Paine '96, D.D., will meet at 9.45 o'clock tomorrow morning in the study in the rear of Christ Church, Garden street. The topic will be "Why believe that Jesus in the Son of God?" Preceding this meeting there will be a Holy Communion service at Christ Church, with a brief address on "Christ our divine Master...
Dr.L.H. Murlin, President of Boston University, will be the principal spokesman under the main topic of the effect in Massachusetts. The meeting will be open to the public...