Word: barring
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...last twenty years represent that stage in the development of civilization where reportorial books--satirical description of customs and mauners--are most, valuable. For that kind of work experience on a large daily newspaper, before the mast, or behind the bar is the best kind of preparation. But at present the interest is more inward. The proper preparation is to acquire the greatest cultural tradition possible. The day of bright, gifted auto-didacts is over. The profound assimilation of a little experience is now more valuable than hurried acquaintance with a great many sharp unrelated facts. The literature of super...
...assistant attorney generalship, for he has long been recognized as one of the leading supporters of President Hoover as well as one of the nation's leading lawyers. After being graduated from Harvard College in 1907 and from the Law School in 1911, he was admitted to the bar and has been held one of the leading members. He was a member of the Board of Overseers of the University from 1922 to 1928, and has given almost twenty years to the service of the Commonwealth: was Speaker of the House for four years: and in 1928 was the Republican...
...business might be expressed largely in terms of cups consumed. To the cocoa trader, however, drinking-cocoa (which he calls cocoa powder) is only a fraction of the industry's products. To him cocoa and chocolate are identical, both proceeding from the same cocoa bean; the entire chocolate-bar business is also a portion of the cocoa industry. The value of the cakes of chocolate made in a year is about three times the value of the cups of cocoa. The bean was originally grown in South America, was transplanted to Africa some 35 years ago. Now the African...
...solo air journey through Africa starting this fall and spending about a year on the flight. Mencken, who was a member of the University Rifle Team for two years and a Lampoon editor, is now a student in the Fordham Law School and is planning to take his bar examination this fall before his journey...
...bar careless drivers from the road is the sole purpose of the present law. If we may judge by New Hampshire statistics which show a 20 percent increase in registration with a 22 percent decrease in fatalities, the plan under consideration takes care of the purpose of the existing law. In addition, the repeal of the present regulation will lift a heavy load from the shoulders of the careful small-car driver. At present the safe driver bears an insurance burden saddled upon him by the carelessness of others. Finally, by removing insurance from the realm of law, the state...