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...convinced that a man's real conception of and attitude towards his position in the universe, his religion, and other fundamental matters are of more solid interest to the college student of today than they were 20 years ago. People used to be more formal but thy seldom had a real interest in moral and intellectual matters. In time the tide will turn again and religious organizations will develop rapidly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTEREST IN RELIGION TODAY REAL--FOSDICK | 12/13/1927 | See Source »

Around and about, in and out, hands in pockets, wandered gray-suited, round-shouldered Caraway of Arkansas, shrewd sarcastigator. He hates to sit down and seldom does so. This morning he was caught far from his desk, between two pages down in front, as the prayer began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Seventieth | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...most famed citizen of Chicago is an enormous man, physically and by reputation. He speaks seldom and never loudly, with a mouth which is completely furnished with gold teeth. He lives quietly and motors with ponderous solemnity about his private affairs in an expensive automobile. Doubtless he will say only a few words at the Democratic rallies, but a few words will be enough. Grown impressively corpulent since his greatest day, tailored handsomely, loyally admired, Most Famed-Negro-Citizen ("Jack") Johnson of Chicago might well become, if properly coached, as potent politically as he once was pugilistically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: In Chicago | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...gigantic local Negro, planning to elope with her. African life seems darkest just before Dawn discovers she is white; may marry as she, and the audience, prefer. Louise Hunter was wheedled away from the Manhattan Opera House to sing this part and sing it she does as parts are seldom sung in operetta. Her assistants are eminently vocal and the surroundings dressed in many glowing colors. Lacking only briskness Golden Dawn is the early winter's most eminent sample of its type...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 12, 1927 | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...them; survived to see them decide to live with him en trois. At the end they had retreated to other, less complicated amorous arrangements, and he was looking up telephone numbers in the faithful old notebook which had been waiting quietly the entangled while. All this is clumsy; seldom witty; always eminently well played by Lynne Overman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 5, 1927 | 12/5/1927 | See Source »

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