Word: lessons
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...interesting to learn the origin of the musical abilities of Chico and Harpo. Although they play practically every instrument, they have never taken an actual lesson...
...Archduke anyhow), so in the end everybody is made happy: the people, the Prime Minister, the Archduchess & lieutenant, the Archduke & captain's wife, the dowager duchess. The latter's part is played by Jessie Busley, who smokes cigars, drinks brandy, gives the rest of the cast a lesson in acting...
...league, beautifully drilled team from little Holy Cross, hitherto of no account, gave miserable Harvard a lesson in lateral passing and line bucking...
...learn his assignment, but during the process of learning. Under the recitation system as practiced in most colleges the classroom becomes a sort of criminal court where the teacher--as judge, prosecutor, and detective--attempts to find out, often unsuccessfully, whether or not the student has mastered his lesson, and the student is mainly interested in creating a good impression, by bluffing or otherwise...
Fortunately, the House Plan is still developing, is still in a fluid state. The lessons that have been learned by the first two houses will be turned to the benefit of the ones now under construction. The lesson of the high table should be obvious...