Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which time it was ordered destroyed by our executives who did not consider it in keeping with the policy of this corporation to use it as a bit of atmosphere. The news item also states that the story was , apparently laid in Washington during the Harding era and that wise Washingtonians might recognize a certain amount of historical realism. The locale of this picture is not the National Capitol (an international ball takes place in another metropolis) and the action of the story is entirely modern. As to the "historical realism" I must profess ignorance. Of course analogies in real...
...CRIMSON has missed the important points in the new plan at Penn. These have already been indicated here and elsewhere. What is so encouraging about the doings at Penn is that one college has finally thrown into action the words of the wise that had previously been words and precious little else...
...arrival of a still later 1930 model was heralded by the writer's law-partner, in this wise...
Owing to the presence of scarlet fever in Cambridge, and to the appearance of a few cases in the University, it seems wise to offer protection to those who wish it. By a simple test (the "Dick" test) it is possible to determine accurately within 24 hours whether a person is susceptible to scarlet fever. By a series of five inoculations at weekly intervals immunity is securable, which becomes operative about two weeks after the beginning of the treatment, and which lasts for several years. A subsequent "Dick" test will show the success of the inoculations. The test will...
...poor boys, even though patronized, succeed far better than rich ones in capturing popular imagination. Silver-spoon talent is regarded as unlikely. Albert Spalding's debut was received with a certain suspicion. Says he: "The audience seemed to expect me to come out in a baseball suit." The wise Spaldings lost little time in sizing up the situation. Father Spalding suggested that his son forego subsidized concerts, start barnstorming, play in small towns for small fees. Through Russia, at 22, Albert traveled second and third class, playing one-night stands. No one knew...