Word: courteousness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Tokyo, Japan, officials of the Fourth Middle School sent out a courteous note to parents calling their honorable attentions to the fact that since the advent of radio sets to their distinguished homes, the scholarship of their illustrious children had sorely declined; and hinting that it would be well for the parents to discourage the devotion of so much time to construction of radio sets and listening to broadcast programs. U. S. pedagogs read with sympathy...
...Sweringen brothers, worn with testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission on their proposed Nickel Plate merger, have repented of ever entering the railroad business, they at least give no sign of it. They are patient, courteous, frank. Counsel H. W. Anderson, representing the minority Chesapeake & Ohio stockholders, is infinitely inquisitive. Counsel Newton D. Baker for the Van Sweringens, continues to protest against a continued unlimited inquiry into the past of the present Nickel Plate. The Van Sweringens answer frankly all questions asked them. Meanwhile it is July in Washington...
...thrifty, courteous, kind to animals...
...dignity of his attainment"-he, Professor Lull, is himself an example of the dignity of that attainment: a "fine physical specimen," over 6 ft. in height, sturdy, straight as an arrow, with regular features, a high arching forehead, a keen mind, soft spoken (although suffering, like Edison, from deafness), courteous, kindly, possessed of a sense of humor-all the attributes commonly thought of as the height of human attainment. At Rutgers he was the Homer Hazel† of his day-a great shot putter, a sturdy footballer. He came forward and presented the public with an explanation** of what evolution...
...might be tempted to ridicule me for the simplicity of some of my questions and I fear ridicule far worse than severe bodily punishment. "MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE" TIME has no room for a Question and Answer Column. TIME has never encouraged question-asking, but has customarily made cheerful and courteous answer by mail. Nor is it necessary that the questioner enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.-ED. Radio Range