Word: telling
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...approached in some way. Some men do not realize that if they have not ready cash, it is possible to pledge money, the payment of which is not due till some months hence. If a man cannot pledge a lot, he should pledge a little so that we can tell the graduates we have obtained a 100 percent subscription...
...casts which Professor Baker has chosen for the two plays are as follows: "Mis' Mercy" Captain John, H. F. Carleton 2G. Mis' Mercy, Miss Sands Hannah, Mrs. Braaton Ben, J. E. Davidson '21 John, J. M. Brown '23 "Time Will Tell" Old Mr. Lemmingston, H. Scholle ocC. Gardener, M. H. Dill '20 Boy Philip, J. Curtin Young Katherine, Miss La Mont Mr. Lemingston, C. Breasted 1G. Mrs. Lemmingston, Miss Googins Doctor Lawton, R. H. L. Skinner '22 Katherine, Miss Adamowska Lawrence, E. Scott ocC. Philip Lemmingston, J. W. D. Seymour '17 Sarah, Miss Hamlin Doctor, W. P. Scott...
...tact that C. J. Schern Jr. should be the next man to scratch his head and wonder "Why the Professor Leaves his Holly Wreaths in the Window until they Wither." It is proof of even more exquisite tact that Mr. Schern refrains from any solution of the enigma. He tells us why a professor buckles up his overshoes; but he does not tell us why "It has been a custom from time immemorial to hang in--to hang in their win--." It were better...
...other parts of the world we learn that there are not hundreds but many millions of people who will go without their Christmas dinners; most of them will probably starve. Reports from central and southeastern Europe and from China all tell the same tale...
...story was the opening wedge. As soon as I told an ignorant worker that I had failed to make good as an insurance agent during the war and had been forced to try to earn a living with my hands, all his suspicions would disappear and he would immediately tell me a hard luck story either about himself or a friend, and would accept me as an equal. At times it rather humiliated me to find that I was so thoroughly and quickly classed as an ordinary 'low brow...