Word: modernizing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...American, or German, or Czecho-Slovakian, in its origin. Mr. Kreisler, while he is Austrian and fought three months against Russia, being honorably discharged after wounded in defence of his country, is a genius of high calibre. His mastery of the violin places him among the first players of modern times, and no one has a right, even under the guise of rampant patriotism, to prevent people enjoying the pleasure of hearing...
...capable of instructing in English composition or elementary English for foreigners, in mathematics, modern languages, the physical sciences, music or political science, and desiring the opportunity of contact with workingmen through teaching, should communicate with Arthur Fisher 3L., 20 Winthrop Hall, Cambridge. Details of the work may also be discussed with F. K. Bullard '20 between 8 and 10 o'clock at Phillips Brooks House any week day morning...
...topic which he will discuss is as follows: "The Situation in China Today--Modern Social, Political and Religious Conditions." Bishop Roots is one of the few men in this country qualified to talk on this subject, and as the question is of current interest the lectures will be open to the public...
...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...
...this wasn't satisfactory. We come to the indoor novel again. The modern man doesn't want a book where the people are sure to be married; he wants a story where the people can't get married because they're married already. His story always begins in cabaret where 'The Man' meets the 'Wife of the Other Man' what a fascination those words have for him! The point of the modern novel is to get these two into some delicate position, we used to call it indelicate. The proper situation is this: The Man must walk by accident...