Word: seeking
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Bangs said that he once was fortunate enough to be at a banquet in honor of Mr. Andrew Carnegie. When his turn came to speak, feeling particularly impudent, he asked Mr. Carnegie, why, if he wished to do something really worth while for American literature, he did not carefully seek out the six worst authors in America, and pay them a salary to refrain absolutely from writing. "That is an excellent idea," replied Mr. Carnegie, "what is your address...
...will have become a true delight. The actor freed from the hard work and the notoriety of today will devote himself to his art and fulfill the real duties of a citizen. We are beginning to realize that the theatre is not merely a place "for the wise to seek foolish gratification and the foolish to remain so." Let everybody help free the theatre from this commercial bondage. The opposition will be vigorous; but we must remember that there is a far greater issue at stake than merely the theatre. If art is to survive in the State, we must...
...does this apply only to the president. It concerns the election of the other officers as well. These offices present splendid opportunities to the men who receive them, in giving them a chance to exert their personal influence in an official capacity. The CRIMSON trusts that 1912 will seek successfully for the best...
...come from various parts of the country to conduct the services in Appleton Chapel are glad to see men in Wadsworth House. It is wrong to assume that only such men are welcomed as have theological doubts or spiritual misgivings to be dispelled. Such men need no urging to seek out the men who can give them the help they need. It is to the others that these words are directed...
...part of man to seek the light, Even though it come from his own falling star...