Word: ages
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Boyle, well known as a pianist, conductor, and composer, was born in Sydney, Australia, where he received his early musical training. At the age of 14 he toured many cities in Australia on concert trips. Later he went to Europe, giving concerts in London, the Hague and Berlin. During these years he appeared in numerous concerts with Pauline Donalda and Emma Nevada. Since 1910 he has been an instructor of the piano at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. Among the orchestras that he has conducted is the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. His cantata, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" is the most...
...sense applicable to the traditions, institutions and aims of this country." We are sorry to disappoint, but none of us can make such a statement. We vary in our opinions from those who believe the work the Soviets are doing in Russia is at least an improvement over the age-long terrorism of the Czar to those who condemn it. None of us maintain that the program and methods of Lenine and Trotzky are "Applicable to the traditions, institutions and aims of this country." Some of us do fear lest the suppression in America of free speech and check...
...Duke of Brabant, however, who had been committed to the care of a few students of his own age, expressed a desire to see that which the President could not show to the King and Queen, namely: the dormitories, the kitchens, the class-rooms, and so forth. He seemed delighted to escape for a while from the restraint of an official ceremony, and a scholarly ceremony, at that...
...Andre L'Huillier enlisted as a private in the French Army at the age of 18, and during the first year of the war was wounded twice, at the Argonne and at Champagne. He was then awarded the Croix de Guerre with a star, to which another star and two palms have since been added. During the remainder of the war he received two more wounds, and was awarded the Medaille Militaire and the Legion d'Honneur...
...humorist divided his address into three parts, concerning himself with the literature of the Victorian Age, of the late 19th century, and with modern literature, and described the hero, heroine and general plot which characterized each. In the Victorian period, we knew at the outset of the book that the hero and heroine would be married, and we were satisfied, for that's what we wanted. And when the novel ended with the sweet wedding bells, we were glad we read...