Word: comfortingly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...more delightful voyage cannot be imagined than that from New York to Bermuda on the "Araguya". The spacious social halls, cozy lounges and smoking rooms, and tasteful veranda cafes represent the acme of comfort and luxury. An excellent orchestra furnishes entertainment. With this perfection of service, a voyage to Bermuda on the "Araguya" means glorious hours at sea will full measure of rest and recreation...
...travels lightly, as far as luggage is concerned, always looks accordingly dressed. He is the type of man who emphasizes the convenience of traveling with only one suitcase, and exclaims, "What a comfort it is to have no luggage!" As a matter of fact, only good manners prevent one from telling such a man that his explanation is a waste of time. To expect a rough travelling coat to appear to be, at the same time, entirely suitable for evening wear is an impractical illusion. Therefore, the man who has not the proper equipment with him when travelling, must choose...
...other occupations increases, and a smaller proportion of well trained men devote themselves to the law. If the point where high quality men fall to enter the legal profession arrives, the college graduates will need to consider their duty to the country as well as their own material comfort in thinking of the law as a possible vocation...
...more delightful voyage cannot be imagined than that from New York to Bermuda on the "Araguya". The spacious social halls, cozy lounges and smoking rooms, and tasteful veranda cafes represent the acme of comfort and luxury. An excellent orchestra furnishes entertainment. With this perfection of service, a voyage to Bermuda on the "Araguya" means glorious hours at sea with full measure of rest and recreation...
...Some comfort is gained by imagining an academic world with no endowments. Since the student body cannot be called upon to meet even the running expenses of the university we are remitted to the tax payers. Tax payers are not interested in remote sciences or obscure arts. In the state of Washington they are not even interested in necessary buildings. The result would be freedom of teaching but no one to teach. And freedom itself might be limited...