Word: americanae
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...scrutinizing eyes of these realists, Contrary Mary's garden of silver bells and cockle-shells will probably be exposed as an acreage devoted to the sowing of wild oats. Mother Goose, though she deserts her former cohorts, has at last made a distinctive contribution to the foibles of Americana...
...holiday. The lecture given by Professor Usher under the title of Economics 10a will throw a new floodlight on the voyageur. Those who know of him only via primary-schools and ballads will be regaled with the economic theories anent his pursuit of the mythical land now known as Americana...
...girl on horseback, and several admittedly clever studio shots are all hurled thither and yon for the bafflement of the audience. But you can't fool skilled observers. It's sex, and, incidentally, one of the most abortive attempts at entertainment that Hollywood has seen fit to foist on Americana. Time your entrance for "Manslaughter" and if you don't know what men want, this is no time to learn. The management has handsome red lights denoting exits at regular and timely intervals...
...surprising to receive a torrent of invective from high Legion officials, Boston politicians, and blind boosters of Americana in response to the CRIMSON'S editorial comment on the degeneracy of carnival spirit displayed at the recent convention. Men of selfish motives or blind patriotic impulse have a way of attacking sincere criticism of vicious conditions rather than vice itself...
...Wanted: Americana...