Word: almost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...which were outlined by Bell, reveal that a change will probably be made in the methods of instruction. Heretofore the club plane has been used for all instruction except, for landing, but this feature is hoped to be included in the regular course this year, thereby saving the organization almost $150 for the training course. Further details of this new departure will be announced after the annual meeting and elections, which are scheduled for the beginning of March. A competition conducted under the usual system will also start at that time. Although it is intended to give the plane...
...stockholder in the usual industrial concern generally has little difficulty in assuring himself of the tangible properties back of his engraved certificates. A Pennsylvania Railroad stockholder can visit almost any eastern railroad station and watch his stock come clanging in. A Radio Corporation stockholder can hear his stock coming out of any cigar-store loudspeaker. Yet the type of corporation which is the outstanding feature of today's investment world has physical assets consisting chiefly of office equipment. This corporation is the Investment Trust?a company formed to trade in the stocks of other companies, a company whose stock...
...York, rigged up last week an observation post in the Astor Hotel, which stands plunk at the Broadwayest part of Broadway (44th St.). It was theatre time, and something more than 150,000 people were proceeding with various speeds in Mr. Whalen's general direction. But almost before they had time to discuss him (as most of them did) they found themselves seated before curtains, twitteringly awaiting visions of fair women or the croak of tragedy. This unprecedented condition-the theatres filling on time-was caused by Commissioner Whalen's having resolved "to solve the traffic problem...
...critics say unanimously, a great musician. To appraise him seems almost impertinent and so they write of his playing in awkward, halting sentences which struggle with big words like "pellucid" and "perfection...
...Little like most convinced men, worked fast, sometimes ruthlessly. Michigan's students and Regents were divided about him almost from the day of his arrival there. There were pro-Little juntos, and anti-Little; none were neutral...