Word: went
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...some stage talent, which if it were not for the college dramatic clubs, might never be brought forth "Many who originally participate in college plays more for the fun of it than because of the recantation that they can act, later become well known actors," the playwright went on. "The few that enter college with a dramatic career in mind have ample opportunity to develop their talents in the under graduate productions...
...Indian Buddhist missionaries who went to preach their doctrine in foreign lands could not always overcome the love of their converts for certain native, non-Indian, divinities. The new members of the Buddhist community could not forget some of the gods worshipped by their ancestors for many generations, and means had to be found to reconcile the new faith with such deep-rooted sympathies...
...positions on the Permanent Class Committee went to Winslow Carlton, of New York City, and William Sterling Youngman, Jr., of Brookline, who enjoyed a wide lead over the remaining two nominees...
Some of the early Quakers went barefoot, some in sackcloth, some even naked. In moments of great fervor they exhibited violent physical reactions, and it was their contention that those who did not know "quaking and trembling" had not found the "Christ within." To this is ascribed the name "Quakers," given them in derision in the first years of the movement...
...Joseph Heights, Ky., in order to get rabbits for a stew, Bernard Meiners went hunting with his .gun. Soon he saw Oily, a horse belonging to the Sisters of Notre Dame, moving about in the grass. Supposing Oily to be a rabbit, Bernard Meiners took aim, fired, killed...