Word: broads
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...other two men in the story, however, are too orthodox to live in complete harmony with such spontaneous unrepresed people. The father, a Dutch banker, tries very hard to be broad-minded, but he can't quite make the grade. The moral behavior of the girl's "uh--friend," as the banker describes him, is the most delightfully surprising of all, even though it may be the hardest to reconcile with the idea of a real, consistent personality...
...only be regarded as a great challenge to this particular academic community... We are asked to expend the money in such a way as to "promote and elevate the standards of journalism," using journalism in the widest sense of the term. The provisions of the will are very broad... After careful consideration and consultation with a number of journalists, The Corporation has decided that initially the income of the fund shall be used to support... "in-service fellowships" (which) will carry stipends sufficient to make it possible for the holders to obtain a leave of absense from their regular work...
...singularly bad start, Mrs. Nieman's plan last week came through to a finish heartily acclaimed by educators and press. Having mulled over the Nieman worry with leading publishers and editors, President Conant announced the novel Nieman Fellowship plan which falls well within the broad provisions of Mrs. Nieman's gift, actually $1,000,000 after taxes had been paid. With the $40,000 income Harvard will set up 15 annual Nieman Fellowships to be awarded to working newspapermen on leave of absence for an academic year (or half year) of Harvard study in any field they choose...
Miss Cummings Good and Broad...
...cool; 2) a supper should be served after each lecture; 3) champagne should be provided; 4) oysters should be served, but no vegetables except mashed potatoes; 5) pretty young women should be present. Due to arrive in Manhattan by New Year's Day, for another tour, big, broad-shouldered, bearded Count Keyserling unexpectedly canceled his trip. To disappointed hostesses he wrote mysteriously that he was stricken, that the greatest tragedy of his life had taken place. But observers who noted that he seemed as broad-shouldered as ever added an-other reason: Before Hitler took power, Count Keyserling...