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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, fought for by those honored dead, with increased devotion to that cause to which they gave their last full measure of devotion, and that we highly resolve that these dead have not died in vain.'" (Yes, Lord Robert misquoted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: League of Nations | 4/14/1923 | See Source »

...told us, "and he was so surprised and pleased that he actually liked me." At this point Stephen Leacock broke in, violently. "I'd rather have met a relative of Dickens' than any crowned head in Europe," he insisted. Dickens, it seems, is his literary god. Shakespeare? Oh, yes? Well and good? but Dickens! Why? For the reason that the humor of Stephen Leacock persists because it is based on a deep understanding of the human mind and a sympathy for human frailty. If only more of our present day writers would turn their attention to the picturing of individual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Persistent Humor | 4/14/1923 | See Source »

...Yes," the Colonel admitted a bit sheepishly. It is worth while to go to these things once every spring just to show yourself how much you're not missing the rest of the year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIME | 4/12/1923 | See Source »

...Yes", agreed the butler. "That's why I never married...

Author: By R. C., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 4/11/1923 | See Source »

...that one is feasible. In the hope of reaching some conclusion--either to suggest a definite reform, or to discover why the present system is best--the CRIMSON intends to print from time to time editorials discussing the question from various angles. It is not a simple matter of "yes" or "no", for it involves many minor parts of the Office mechanics: such as the method of taking attendance, the so-called "cut-pro", the Dean's List; as well as several larger considerations, such as the value of lectures themselves, examinations and quizzes, the responsibility of the College toward...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROLOGUE | 3/27/1923 | See Source »

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