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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boiled type of comedy that is represented by Mr. Noel Coward, being written in the tradition of Barrie. Instead of depending for its appeal on verbal celverness, or shocking lines it sets up in place of these an air of quiet pleasantness and of deliberately sentimental romance. It is difficult to draw the line between tenderness and a sweetness that becomes sickening; but Barrie was able to do it and it is done with almost as much success in "Autumn Crocus...
...house, could not be reached late last night, he had previously stated, "I shall look into the matter of placing a night lunch in Adams House." When questioned on the possibility of an Adams night grill, Roy L. Westcott, manager of the University Dining Halls, said "It is very difficult to say off-hand whether or not the proposed cafeteria would be a financial success, . . . (but) the night lunch now operating in Eliot House carries itself...
...history of prison administration in Massachusetts." His answer to the allegations presented yesterday were as satisfactory as any reasonable man could desire, and the indications are that this will continue to be the story. And yet Mr. Gill's political goose is probably cooked, simply because it is very difficult to rehabilitate a reputation once it has been shattered by a hostile press and because the state will hesitate long before withdrawing. It's a cold deck...
...social engineering," the present child labor movement presents it to the Roosevelt administration. The breakdown of state and local government in the United States is only the last of a long series of reasons for the relegation of child labor reform to Washington. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to appreciate the force of Mr. Smith's objections, and it is difficult to see how his poor substitute for the proposed law can claim the advantages of smooth passage and enforceability, since the card he suggests has already been played, and returned, neatly marked, to the deck...
...Mason concluded that while the NRA has two great disadvantages. It is difficult to say when output is adjusted to demand, and if the codes are to be enforced a much greater governmental bureaucracy would be required. The Australian plan attempts, by governmental action, to lower costs during a depression and to raise costs in time of prosperity. This scheme has been successful in Australia, but may not be suited to application...