Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...college, and consequently has had plenty of time to get, over his fine Class Day arrogance should be able at least to hint that there is a good element in the thing called "Harvard Indifference" is surely remarkable. Mr. Train does not say so, but one may wonder whether he does think that "indifference" is after all one of the attractions of the well-known university, to men who come from beyond the limits of New England to attend it Mr. Train himself rather idealizes maintained for generations, argue in its possessor? Does it not to the ordinary mind tell...
...rest must inevitably be transformed into world-wide rule of the workers they accept almost unquestioningly. The average reader, however, who has not yet come to such complete acceptance of the communist ideal, is somewhat be wildered, perhaps aggravated, by the broad assumptions which form the foundation of the wonder building to be erected through the uncompromising method of creative revolution...
...Leghorns. And when six per cent do not know what an Artichoke is, while six more assert it to be a fish, three a lizard, and one, no doubt thinking of the strangling powers (choke) of a boa constrictor, claims it as denoting a snake we cannot help but wonder in what world these sixteen per cent receive their information--or lack of it." And of especial interest to Harvard men is the following quotation from the article...
...practices that prevailed in the Philippines before these reforms were inaugurated were so suicidal that it was only a wonder that the ships lasted as long as they did. There were no fixed schedules. When news got about that some port had a lot of freight several ships would race for it. And if any ship looked in at a harbor where some unfortunate producer had perishable freight at the water front, some rascally officer might decline to take it, alleging lack of space, and then purchase the goods at bargain prices when the frantic owner tried to realize something...
...John Hylan." When we read that this is the first of many assemblies of a similar kind that are to be held all over the city, we cannot help being reminded that the election of the next mayor of New York is to be this coming fall. We wonder if Commissioner Enright will not be the next to be "canonized" in this manner; surely such a saintly ticket, with such a saintly record, could not be voted down...