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...Ocean City. As regularly as she marched the children to St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church every Sunday, Mrs. Kelly marched them off to the Penn Athletic Club for workouts. "There's a certain discipline in athletic work," says Mrs. Kelly. "That's why Grace can accustom herself to routine and responsibility." Sister Peg organized home theatricals...
...concluding advice to Christians in a Lenten era: "American Christians [at Evanston] must come to grips with [a] term almost as unfamiliar to their ears as was the term 'ecumenical' 20 or even 10 years ago-the term 'eschatological.' Not only must they accustom their ears to the sound of the word; they must give their minds and hearts to the attempt to comprehend it and why it holds so decisive, so pivotal a place in the hope of fellow Christians in many lands and of many traditions...
...Nearly 100 horses were stabled in Hyde Park to learn calmness and good manners for the hectic procession (sample lesson: soldiers clashed metal tubs and pots together to accustom the animals to sudden noise), and be available for refresher canters for admirals and air marshals assigned to ride in the parade...
Fortunately, Christmas Day falls on December 25, so the faculty may accustom their minds to this date, and remember that there should be a vacation. Easter, however, presents many, many problems. It is on the first Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon, which means Easter Sunday may vary between March 22 and April 25. Astrologists have determined when it will fall until...
...event, the picture is not important. Whether Bicana Devil be comes to sight what The Jazz Singer was to sound, will depend on how well authors and directors accustom themselves to this essentially new me dinm. Despite its importation everyone should see the picture, it only to add another story to his backlog, of takes to admiring grandchildren. ROBERT L. SCHOENBERG