Word: youngers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That the older generation sacrificed the younger by its blind, selfish prejudice in bringing about the World War, only to continue in its folly when the war was over, is the theme of "Merchants of Glory", playing at the Repertory Theatre. It is a cynical attitude, but the cynicism is of a sort that stimulates thought, and the attitude is splendidly sustained throughout the play, relieved by humor and exaggeration, but not once betrayed by sickening sentimental ability...
...think they get younger and younger each year, as I grow older," she remarked...
...condemned priest, the Rev. Miguel Agustin Projuarez, and his younger brother Humberto were also said to have made confessions, but an impression persisted that they were sentenced to death chiefly because several bombs of the type hurled at General Obregon were allegedly found in the priest's house. Last of the four prisoners was the boy Juan Tirade, reputed to have confessed that he hurled one of the bombs which shattered the glass of General Obregon's limousine, wounding him slightly. Because many persons thought one or more of the condemned men innocent, a huge crowd gathered outside...
Backstage they adored her?the younger singers, the chorus, the stage hands, the musicians in the orchestra, the ushers. She brought glamour to the humdrum of rehearsals. Her escapades were their bread-and-butter talk. She always seemed to do the opportune thing at the opportune time, came out on top. She was the only prima donna ever to have her own permanent dressing room. Two of the older singers had been bickering for one for weeks. Gatti was obdurate?and then Farrar came in, casually. No one would mind, would they, if she took that dirty, airless room...
...Lowell for maintaining high academic traditions. In 1906 Harvard had 66.5 of our thousand leading scientific men, Columbia 60, and Chicago 39. Now of 1,176 leading scientific men Harvard has 89.5, Chicago 53.5, and Columbia 46.5. It should also be noticed that Harvard has 21 of the younger men of the group of 250, as compared with 15 at Chicago and 7 at Columbia. Following these three universities are Yale with 42.5 and California and the Johns Hopkins bracketed with...