Word: argument
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nickel Plate argument runs somewhat as follows: The I. C. C. order told Nickel Plate, New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio to dispose of their Wheeling stock. The New York Central and the B. & O. anticipated this order by transferring their stock to Allegheny Corp., Van Sweringen holding company. Objection might be taken to joint control of the Wheeling by three roads, but its control by one road is quite another matter...
Editors Note; The above letter from Mr. Lamb is perhaps a justification of the manifold activities of the information office; but in the defense cited, his figures and in general his argument is apparently based upon a technical criterion of quantity rather than actual value...
Aside from the mere figure of 121 releases, which at best is a ponderous argument, the factors which are most desirable in the public eye are quality, timeliness, and the selection of news. It should also be pointed out that in handling the subject of greatest interest to the public, namely the House Plan, the majority of the official releases were merely late confirmations of news already printed in the metropolitan dailies...
Brown gained an audience's decision over Harvard last night in Holden Chapel in a debate marked by a careful arrangement of the speeches and a pleasing informality of presentation. Those who heard the contest were few in number, but took a real interest in the argument, and at the end plied the speakers with so many questions that Chairman J. M. Swigert '30 had to call a halt on further queries...
Wolff was the wittiest and more entertaining speaker of the evening and appeared to win the approval of the audience to his side of the argument. At the end of the debate many questions were asked of the speakers from the floor...