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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Balkans. Once he went to Haiti with Naturalist William Beebe. Two years ago he went "up" north down the Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean. Last summer he went to see the monasteries of Mount Athos in Greece, which have changed scarcely by one syllable of a prayer since the 4th and 5th Centuries. Last week he was telling his friends, and editing a cinema film to show others, about a man of 79 who lives nearly naked under a rock on Mount Athos and whose word is: "God is love, and tolerance, and Nature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Solitary | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

...been a farmer, a soldier in Russia's wars, killing many people. He had gone to the monastery to be purified but had found too much comfort (two meals per day, four hours of sleep, eight hours of prayer or meditation, the rest work). So he had climbed the mountain to be alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Solitary | 12/30/1929 | See Source »

...Washington, D. C., Rosie Giles, 27, who weighs 250 Ibs., struck one Ellen Commer, 13, in the jaw because she was sitting on the Giles bench in the House of Prayer revival tent. A patrolman arrested Rosie but she sat down, refused to budge, had to be removed by reserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Dec. 16, 1929 | 12/16/1929 | See Source »

...being to strike the succeeding tie-rod, catch the ball on the rebound. Historic are St. Marksmen who make a perfect score of 15 hits in 15 throws. Founded mainly with Joseph Burnett's money (vanilla, Deerfoot Farms), St. Mark's in the words of the school prayer, has had "rich gifts bestowed upon it, and its courts thronged with youth." Deer-foot Farms are located in Southborough, and when the wind is in the right quarter Third Formers, whose dormitory faces East, are made well aware of their late benefactor's sausage plant.* So that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Twill | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

...Granada Sevilla From "Suite Espagnole" Isaac Albeuiz II Serenade (K. V. 525) W. A. Mozart March: Allegro Romance: Andante Minuet: Allegretto Rondo: Allegro III Danza de la Pastora (Dance of the Shepherdess) E. Halffter Arranged for the Aguilar Quartet by the Composer La Oracion del Torero, (The Toreador's Prayer) J. Turina Recitado del Pascador (The Fisherman's Narrative) M. de. Falls Arranged for the Aguilar Quartet by the Composer De Murcia Joaquin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AGUILAR LUTE QUARTET TO PLAY DECEMBER 13 | 11/30/1929 | See Source »

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