Word: englishly
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...George's School, Newport, Rhode Island, has notified the University Appointment Office that there is a position open at the school as teacher of Latin and German, of Latin and English, or any other language combination. Former experience, although desirable, is not necessary. The salary for the work, which begins about mid-years, will be liberal...
...papers, written in French or English, not exceeding 10,000 words (but not necessarily of so great a length), should be addressed to the American Chamber of Commerce in France, 82 rue Talbout, Parls, not later than March 1st, 1921, for this year's prize, and not later than December 31st, 1921, for next year's. The packages should be marked "Toleration Prize Essay and each paper should bear the name and address of the author...
There is much serious verse that is good, an editorial that smacks of Lampy's halcyon days and a free translation into Chinese English of the Jimmian equivalent of "two threes" as "one couple in the royal bath for three exalted minutes"--which is not altogether Comstockian. Mr. Choate's and Mr. Behn's drawings are, as ever, exceptionally good, and there is a mildly amusing article on the annoying miscellany of "drives," as well as a Biblical distortion that is funny in spots. On the whole the number is a pleasant one, calculated to "tickle the great American public...
...trifle flat, when his satire or exaggeration are too obvious to "get across." Thus "John and I," "The Kidnapped Plumber" (except for a few brilliant flashes) and "Buggam Grange" seem somewhat forced. "The Split in the Cabinet" on the other hand is more successful in its treatment of the English political novel...
...Almost everybody, college students included, makes the mistake of thinking that the unskilled laborer is different, especially if he talks broken English or comes from a foreign land," declared Whiting Williams in a recent interview for the CRIMSON...