Word: wildered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...20th Century came and eternal harmonies continued to vibrate in the mind of the Bishop. He could not fully utter them. His talk became a little wild. Men did not love one another utterly. His talk became wilder, and began to grate upon vestrymen and other bishops with bank accounts. At a general meeting, in Boston, he was nearly mobbed. Finally his health broke, and in 1912 he resigned, went to live in Galion, Ohio, the Rt. Rev. William Montgomery Brown, ex-Bishop of Arkansas...
...collection is the result of work during the last three or four years by the Peabody Museum's representatives in the field. Due to the inroads of civilization in the wilder parts of the continent this material is fast disappearing. For example, as Mr. Willoughby pointed out, when a native secures a tin can of any kind from white men, it is likely to replace the utensil that he formerly fashioned from wood or metal for himself...
...Jubilee Advisory Committee will act as mentors to the Freshman Jubilee Committee next spring. In addition to F. L. Barton, Chairman, the members are as follows: Harold Robertson Jones of Kansas City, Missouri; Henry Parish 2nd of New York City; Robert Morgan Parker of Providence, Rhode Island; John Wilder Perkins of Hampton. New Hampshire; and William Thomas Reid 3rd of Brookline
...Jubilee Advisory Committee will act as mentors to the Freshman Jubilee Committee next spring. In addition to F. L. Barton, Chairman, the members are as follows: Harold Robertson Jones of Kansas City, Missouri; Henry Parish 2nd of New York City; Robert Morgan Parker of Providence, Rhode Island; John Wilder Perkins of Hampton. New Hampshire; and William Thomas Reid 3rd of Brookline
When the curtain rose and revealed the tenor the audience gave him a tremendous ovation, to which he bowed in all dignity. He sang terribly, but they applauded every note he emitted. When the others of the cast-good artists-sang, they hissed them. Wilder and wilder grew the farce until everybody in the audience and on stage-save the unfortunate tenor-was choking with laughter. The hero was puzzled, but accepted his success. After the performance they put him in his carriage and in the ancient grand manner unhitched the horses, and the cheering crowd dragged...