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Word: doubting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week, inaugurating a recorded series of NEC get-acquainted interviews with Cabinet members on the workings of their departments, the voice of the President spoke over 150 local U. S. radio stations, and it left no doubt as to what the President's favorite publicity medium is. From one of the sturdiest planks in George Washington's parting platform ("In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion be enlightened") the President dived overboard with his biggest splash for radio. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Canned Rposevelt | 5/22/1939 | See Source »

Speaking from the technical standpoint, there is no doubt one of the finest. Though every music magazine in the country has taken a shot at explaining his "Apple Annie" method of blowing out his checks while playing (distinctly unorthodox), or panning him for it, the still true that he has good tone and really gets around on his horn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swing | 5/19/1939 | See Source »

There can be little doubt that at present the House Masters are abusing their rights of selection by placing undue emphasis upon the cross-section principle, occasionally for the purposes of discrimination. When several Freshmen conditionally gain admittance to Houses, while two of the most prominent men in the class and a large number of Dean's List students are refused entrance, it is time to take steps to prevent the present perversion of the system. One way of doing this is to institute a group of set criteria which would circumscribe the freedom of action of the Masters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOUSE SELECTIONS | 5/12/1939 | See Source »

...campaign of the CRIMSON with respect to the tutoring schools has, without doubt, the support of the great majority of the alumni who understand the extent to which the schools have grafted themselves onto the educational system of the college. In courage alone this campaign must be almost unique. When has any other newspaper thrown out a large part of the advertising and attacked the ex-advertisers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Tutoring Schools Business Racket, Threaten Education," Claims Marvin | 5/10/1939 | See Source »

...Theoretically, perhaps. "My skepticism, however, is based on the fact that it was America herself who gave sharpest expression to her mistrust in the effectiveness of conferences. For the greatest conference of all time was without any doubt the League of Nations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Adolf to Franklin | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

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