Word: eyeing
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...purveyor of "Nonsense Novels" as the Professor of Political Economy), moved by the Ancient Dame's merry gesture, gave his "Canadian Ec.A." cuts for a month and thought audibly about "College Dormitories." To be sure, his tongue would persist almost suavely, in finding his cheek, and his left eye indulge its habitual wink, but for the greater part of two pages Professor Leacock voices irrefutable solemnities...
Boxing properly done brings into play every muscle in the body. It develops speed with the arms and legs, teaches perfect balancing of the weight, sudden shifting of weight from one foot to the other and, above all, calls for alertness of the eye and mind second to no other sport. The eye becomes trained to notice an instant's opening in the other man's defense, the mind must instantly recognize the opportunity, direct the proper currents of muscular action to start the hands on their way to take advantage of that opening. There is eye, brain and muscle...
...things became hot the committee threw up its hands, asked for a new election, gave out various and conflating rumors which the Boston papers got hold of and printed for fact; thereby all the nominees were dons a grave injustice, and Harvard was very quickly injured in the public eye...
...solo too dance specialty which was the hit of the evening. A "Divertissement" by Mr. Piatou and Miss Kitchen, who is of the Marylyn Miller and Helen Hayes type, is by far the best specialty dance seen in Boston this year. Miss MacKay, whose youthful beauty appeals to the eye, should not have her efforts passed by without praise...
Since Premier Hughes' statement that his country is prepared to fight for a "White Australia," the question of Asiatic immigration has lain dormant, at least in so far as the public eye can observe. Evidently no one has dared to broach the subject after the Premier's fiery outburst,--thinking it best to "let sleeping dogs...