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...Americans in England have discovered with such words as "bloody" and others that appear equally innocent. Lore Robert Cecil, when he was being entertained in a Boston club, meant only courteous approval when he remarked "What a homely room you have here!"--and he found it difficult to understand the coolness of his hosts during the rest of the evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WORDS AND THEIR WAYS | 5/14/1923 | See Source »

...Americans in England have discovered with such words as "bloody" and others that appear equally innocent. Lord Robert Cecil, when he was being entertained in a Boston club, meant only courteous approval when he remarked "What a homely room you have here!" and he found it difficult to understand the coolness of his hosts during the rest of the evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WORDS AND THEIR WAYS | 5/12/1923 | See Source »

...when as many as 35 to 45 per cent of the undergraduates are involved. The necessity of the occasion demands that every University man and every friend of the University should at once become interested in this most vital need. When the Associated Harvard Clubs and the alumni really understand this deplorable and impossible condition of the Division of Chemistry, this committee believes that they will not rest until the situation is cured...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GRADUATES FAVOR CHAPEL AS FINEST WAR MEMORIAL | 5/11/1923 | See Source »

...costumes. Rarely has a play been set with the beauty and display of brilliance that one sees here. In fact, if the Moscow players can extract so much from a play of the type of Tolstoy's "Tsar Fyodor", and can hold an audience enthralled that does not understand the language, one looks forward eagerly to their playing of "The Lower Depths", "The Three Sisters", and "The Cherry Orchard...

Author: By J. A. B., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 5/9/1923 | See Source »

...cast a shadow on St. Peter's. "A fantastic story, revived by the Paris Tribune," said Rev. Dr. Antipple, President of the nonsectarian Protestant school on Monte Mario. " Our plans do not include the building of a monumental church. They have been approved by the city authorities. We understand the beauty of St. Peter's as much as does anyone else," said Dr. Antipple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Trends May 5, 1923 | 5/5/1923 | See Source »

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