Word: elementally
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Turning from a discussion of amateur dramatics to the general topic of the theatrical element in America, Mr. Eaton deplored the present attitude of the public towards the stage. "The theatrical condition of America today is almost pitiful", he said, declaring that the people at large have no more interest in the stage and are feeding on entertainment which is not calculated to test their intelligence in the slightest degree...
...manufacturers surplus. It is true that during the last few months there has been a marked increase in output, but it would be erroneous to interpret this is a readjustment in prices. Labor is a most important factor in the manufacturing market and wages are an almost inflexible element. In other words the retail price situation and present absorption of goods, seem to be such as to offer much resistance to radical reductions of modities...
...University line-up, resting from their strenuous work, so the team was not up to its fighting strength. The yearlings, on the other hand, had reached a peak in their development. Their team-work had greatly improved in every department, and in addition flashes of individual stardome added the element of surprise to the Freshman attack. Beals showed that he was capable of well controlled speed, while Hodder and Burgess proved that they, too, could do more than make up part of the machine...
Regarding the limitation of naval armaments, the delegates accepted the principle of the American proposal, which was to stop the competition in building navies. The essential element in that competition is the battle fleet. The only basis on which that competition can be stopped is to leave those battle fleets as they are. The United States therefore has proposed to scrap every battle ship and battle cruiser in the American, British, and Japanese navies, that was not actually in commission and useful for battle purposes. As estimated in displacement tonnage that leaves the ratio between the American, British, and Japanese...
...editorial columns. This illustrates a fundamental difference between English and American journalism. The former assumes responsibility for all that appears on its pages, while the latter takes it for granted that its readers will not take signed articles at their face value, but will discount the personal element. This policy is quite in accord with democratic standards, and approaches the ideal condition; but unfortunately it presupposes either an intelligent public, or a public which reads editorials, both of which are rare commodities. Unless these articles are plainly labeled "Private" and fenced in a special column with special type, the general...