Word: rememberable
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Any minority with an exalted, holier-than-thou opinion of itself, as implied by use of the slogan "Crusade," is very apt to be worse than nonproductive. Remember the Prohibition Crusade? . . .
"Yes," Adamson replied. "I remember one show we did with the Harvard Dramatic Club at Brattle Hall. Everyone was sore s the devil because we brought in two ringers, Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonda. That was the first time they met; later on they got married."
A universal criticism seems to be that Harvard dates are inconsiderate. "They ought to be more gentlemanly-at least some of the time," Barbara Ann Paine, a Boston Deb, complained. "They might also remember," Mary Jo added, "that a shave and a hairent only cost a quarter."
We would like to ask a question. Has Hugh Johnson eaten the Gallup Poll yet? I remember that he came out in his column and said if Gallup was right he would eat the Poll. . . .
Most of the book is given over to the old man's memories. He snarls with moral indignation when he thinks of Bret Harte's treatment of his wife, Mrs. Aldrich's treatment of her guests. He scolds about the recurrent miseries of official banquets. "It is...