Word: establishments
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...genius. (Not all inventions are of this class. Though I occasionally enjoy Life Saver candies, I do not believe that the invention of the hole in the candy deserved the reputed reward of a million dollars, or that the invention of a blue stripe on kitchen utensils should establish a man in either Wall Street or the Hall of Fame...
...giver assures me is an effective remedy. My cold has long since gone but nevertheless I am very grateful for the antidote. As a matter of fact the bottle is here on the table as I write and occasionally I take a sip, in order that I may establish a sort of personal relation with my generous unknown friend. Whoever you are and wherever you are I should like to see you if ever you come to New Haven; you must come over for dinner. I do not care for stimulants as a rule--indeed I rarely touch them...
...part of ourselves" and in evolving methods for their rehabilitation "we are dealing with a long procession of men and women who at present are babes in arms; who, as the revolving years come on, are quite certain, under the deadly percentages which the criminologists are beginning to establish ... to lead lives of crime." Mr. Baker's plea was for closer study of criminal psychopathy...
...Lancey Kountze?was chosen to investigate other possible locations. Fifth Avenue was suggested, also Park, Bryant Park in back of the Library and Central Park South. But the associations governing these sites are opposed. A new opera house, it seems, is undesirable where it might endanger traffic congestion, establish a precedent for building theatres in nontheatrical districts, keep business houses open at night. The Committee awaits Mr. Morgan's return from Europe. Whether or not the new house will be ready next year is now a matter of conjecture. Whether or not the Company can retain the support...
Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton, wanted the graduate school, which was originally called "Merwick" in the English fashion, to be a component part of the university. Dean West besought the trustees to establish it as an independent institution. Dean West won, so far as the location of the school was concerned. Cleveland Tower stands on an eminence half a mile from Nassau Hall. But the name "Merwick" was dropped and the Princeton Graduate School is subject today to the faculty, trustees and president of Princeton University...