Word: ways
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That mutual appreciation of national humor is an essential to good international relations, Mr. Maurois held, was fully borne out by the improved understanding of England and France in the past twenty years. "Good humorous criticisms of the foibles of other nations are an excellent way of building international good will," he went on. "For instance the acceptance by the English of my humorous sketch on the English army after the war shows how much more one book can do than hours of diplomatic bickering. There is a crying need now for a sympathetic book by an American on France...
...Freshmen pummelled their way to victory last night in the final rounds of the University boxing tournament at the Indoor Athletic Building before an oager audience of over 300. Although there were no knockouts, each bout was packed with plenty of dynamite...
Bobby Green '39 pounded his way to victory in the 165 pound class over Charlie By Autromont '40 in a match that proved to be the high-light of the tournament. Eben Cobb '41 of the 175 pounders barely outpointed Tucky Barr...
Versions of Saradjeff's deeds are many and the truth is swathed in legend. But it is generally agreed that his first exploit was arriving at Lowell House with the clothes he wore all the way from Moscow and no other possessions. He was put up over at the Law School and on his first trip across the campus became so thoroughly lost that a posse of ten Lowell Men took four hours to find...
...when he had finally learned his way, he settled down happily in the catacombs of Lowell and proceeded to tune the bells of the Zvon before they were installed in the tower. He tapped and tinkered all day and far, far into the night. After a week or so, however, Saradjeff found that Lowell men had a strange habit of sleeping at night and they didn't seem to appreciate his bell-tapping lullaby. This opposition to his work naturally disturbed his sensitive personality...