Word: ever
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...everyone remembers that "Tony" Eden was one of the few who have ever taken First Class Honors at Oxford in the extremely difficult Oriental Languages. When Queen Victoria yet reigned everyone knew of the celebrated quarrel of obstinate Artist Whistler and obstinate Baronet Sir William Eden over the price of the beautiful painting by Whistler of Mr. Anthony Eden's mother. Today everyone knows that in 1935 a most important British General Election was won by the Conservatives, partly because "the country" believed Anthony Eden was somehow going to make of the League of Nations a shining sword...
...Tunisia. The gist of what Laval promised Mussolini about Tunisia was that certain special rights enjoyed by Italians for many years in this French protectorate, will be guaranteed at least until 1965. As soon as the Cabinet of Premier Leon ("French New Deal") Blum was formed, Italians began receiving ever stronger impressions that these rights would be taken away...
...Balkan standards Prince Paul, product of the free atmosphere of English university life, promised to be a more liberal ruler than Alexander. Once he mourned: "If I only had more time!" There was ever present the danger that a neighboring country might start to subsidize a Croatian autonomy movement, that the Germans or Hungarians might really get restless. Carefully Prince Paul at first tried to pull the diverse peoples of Yugoslavia into a working unit, scrupulously conferring with Croatian leaders. But within a year all thought of appeasement had gone by the board. Typical Yugoslav election is now cynically described...
...ever there was an ignored stepchild, the Law School is one. Once we leave the impeccable faculty, the scene is dismal. Austin Hall is a dingy relic, its classrooms ill-lighted, its accommodations cramped. Hastings is a typical New York tenement; Perkins, a cell block. Even so, they can house only a minority of the students. There are absolutely no dining facilities. We visit the A.A. during the Fall--after purchasing student books--and are handed seats (week after week) in the recesses of the Colonnades. Should we complain, one of their impolite minions snaps back that Harvard...
...steepest slope which Hinton has ever negotiated is one of 60 degrees on Mt. Washington. Most trails are about 38' degrees, and Jumps run about the same...