Word: valiant
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Vagabond has given up his bounding and sauntering about these days for countless reasons, one of which, or perchance several, are the divisional examinations in Shakespeare, the Bible, and Ancient Authors all of which are looming large on the horizon to plague the prodigal senior. In fact, this valiant columnist forgets all about lending his expert tutelage in matters pertaining to interesting lectures, and seriously sets about the business of aiding the fourth year men in jumping this rather nasty curricular hurdle...
...never let it be uttered, that the Vagabond, erudite gentleman that he is, forthwith abandoned his quest. Not so. Instead he made a valiant effort to get in the mood for these mental hazzards. For instance, he very adroitly hung in the wings while Miss Jane Cowl waved her hands and wrists about the zenith as Olivia in "Twelfth Night" which is occupying the foot-lights at the Wilbur (current advertising in this column is 90 cents per inch). That disposed of the Bard. As for Monsieur Homer (even if the nomenclature is a mixed metaphor) he perched over...
Tramp, tramp, clump, clump?pure chance brought a marching column of revolutionary troops abreast of the wedding whoopee. Tousled and valiant, bridegroom and bride were standing off their tipsy tormentors. To one hilarious wedding guest, possessor of a seven-shot pistol, the glorious moment clearly demanded noise. Into the air he blazed what sounded like a fusillade?bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
Taunted by Mrs. McCormick to explain his friendship with such a character, Senator Deneen lately made a speech in a remote corner of the state in which he almost wept over Esposito's slaying, eulogized him as a fine and valiant citizen who had died in the "cause." To help prove what a splendid character he was, Senator Deneen cited the fact that 19,000 roses, costing $10,000, had been strewn along the ten-mile funeral route. Mrs. McCormick's secret stenographer took down that speech. Few are the Illinois voters who do not now know about...
Michigan took a big lead in the point scoring at the very start when their crack relay team. Big Ten champions, paddled to a clear cut victory in the opening event despite Kojac's valiant effort for Rutgers. Following this, Bud Moles again asserted his supremacy among the back-strokers, churning through the waters for an easy win, al though he didn't better the record he set up the day before...