Word: wonders
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tore his nominee to bits, raised unwelcome racial and labor issues, refused confirmation (TIME, March 31 et seq.). Last week it seemed likely that the outcome of the President's second attempt to do the Old North State a political favor would be much the same. Observers began to wonder who was responsible for the White House's political advice on North Carolina...
...pseudonymous fellow, Rebecca West (Cicely Isabel Fairfield, now Mrs. Henry Maxwell Andrews), onetime great & good friend to H. G., who once sat at his feet, has since penned some interesting observations of her former master. Wells's attitude to his profession is hardboiled, so sensible you wonder if he can really mean it. Says he: "I have never taken any great pains about writing. I am outside the hierarchy of conscious and deliberate writers altogether. . . . Sir J. C. Squire doubts if I shall 'live' and I cannot say how cordially and unreservedly I agree...
...that is good for him. A professional has called it "the most cruel" of all sports, but it is enjoyable and can be geared down to the capabilities of young and old. It provides more fun and exercise in less space at lower expense than any other game. The wonder is that it has been unappreciated so many years...
...outdone by "the bells of Lowell," Dunster House is striving to decorate itself wherever a bare surface will support new ornamentation. Wrought iron fences, heavily sculptured panelling, and a Greek vase on the Gatepost are now deemed insufficient. Large emblazoned shields have recently been erected to the growing wonder of the students...
...wonder why this department is not increased to meet the demands placed upon it. There is but one consulting physician here who is available at the office for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. On the two occasions I had to visit the office, I found a crowd of some twenty to thirty students, most of them forced to stand, because of lack of chairs, for an hour or thereabouts. Upon inquiry, I found this to be a very common occurence. Despite the fact that, theoretically, three physicians are available by appointment during...