Word: earnest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cast follows: Luceen Moreull J. R. Robinson '25 Brunois Ernest Perrin Pironeau Richard Waldron 1L, Francois F. P. Dunne Jr. '25 Muscadet Earnest Iselin '26 Ludovic Brunois R. D. Merian '27 Du Taillis William Graves 2L. Madame Bruinois Anna Hubbard Germaine Moreuil Rebecca Williams Dolores Joan Barton Sunzanne Mary Otis Ambroisine Edith Parker Julie Charlotte Mosely Devise Harriet Boyden
...summoned before the oil investigating committee and verbally chastised, has set about the business of unofficial investigation. He founded the Citizens Federal Research Bureau to delve deeply into the corruption of Washington. To make it useless for anyone to do him harm in hope of stopping his earnest probings, he took out a $1,000,000 policy in favor of his Bureau. Sard he: "I am not only shadowed constantly, but so are those who come to see me. Somebody's money is being spent for this. You can draw your own conclusions as to whose." Mr. Vanderlip...
...first letter, concerning the "14 Karat Messiabs" will undoubtedly amuse the children. It does not, certainly, add anything other than a touch of color to the very sincere and serious discussion of the undergraduates, who believe that "Life is real, life is earnest" and mean to start here and now on the thorny path which leads not, perhaps, to martyrdom, but possibly to a much more desirable...
...same way with Congress. It removes its black felt political hat, scratches its earnest political head and wonders: "Shall we have Mellon's tax reduction? Shall we have Garner's? Shall we have a bonus?" The sanity of the proceeding depends entirely on how much surplus revenue there is to play with. And the amount of surplus revenue depends on an estimate. Mr. Mellon of the Treasury Department offered the estimate. According to his estimate, Congress may sanely ask: "Shall we have one?or rather, shall we have the Mellon bill?" To speak of the Garner bill...
...accused Dr. Straton of "arguing in circles", "evading the issue", and "failing to present one single item of proof." Such remarks are in sharp contrast to the discussions after the addresses of Dr. Grant and Dr. Fosdick. These men won the respect of their listeners by straighforwardness, and earnest attempt to answer honestly the questions asked...