Word: singular
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Petrified Forest," now showing at the Metropolitan, is a singular picture, in that it not only shows thinking on the part of the producers, but also demands thinking from the naturally lethargic audience. There is none of that luxurious relaxation, which has been a large factor in making the cinema the beloved institution that it is. Nevertheless, the audience seems to like the thorough intellectual drubbing it receives, and everyone comes out engrossed in subtle psychological speculation...
Although, to some, such a service to the head of a foreign nation may seem singular, all feelings of partisanship are lost when one remembers the world-wide role he played, and the example he set. The coming service is not to George of England, but to the man who as King of England performed a difficult task so well that his death became an international loss. In view of this it is to be hoped that by its attendance at the Tuesday morning service the Harvard undergraduate body will take an active part in the national tribute...
...important function of the American Iron & Steel Institute is grinding out publicity calculated to create good will for the steel industry. The Institute is somewhat handicapped by the fact that U. S. steelmen generally exhibit a singular lack of public-relations sense, particularly when they get anywhere near a rostrum. Nevertheless, the Institute's mimeographs continue to hum, last week turned out a batch of statistics showing that nine out of every ten steel executives rose from the ranks...
...last day of his visit, however, he spent with a totter in Dunster House. Upon entering the dining hall the visitor again burst into effusions of delight. He remarked on the extreme youth of most of the young men eating in Dunster, and thought it singular indeed that the members of the faculty were so young. when his fried explained that Dunster was just the same as Lowell he was shocked...
Navy Day has come and gone, but leaves in its wake a lingering pall of propaganda to delude the populace. Typical of many, the first editorial in a leading Boston paper says, in substance, that we need a navy big enough to insure peace. With what singular case can this paper soar to the heights of asinity! This smoky contradiction implies that we need a bigger navy, but just to satisfy everybody, a sop is thrown peacewards. A big navy-of-course can only lead to peace. But perhaps there are a few people left who are so dense that...