Word: expectancy
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When one settles down to read a magazine such as TIME after a day of more or less hard work, he doesn't desire or expect to be faced with this type of morbid literature. Coming upon it unexpectedly, he is left in a rather peculiar state of mind, a state of mind that can be achieved by reading any number of cheaper publications. At least, he should be able to expect well-written informative material, and he should be able to feel satisfied that he is better off for having read...
...worth of Death & Destruction within the next three years. First step toward acquisition of 1,000 of the world's finest fighting aircraft will be the purchase of 80 new high-speed bombers to be delivered in 1935. With contracts to be let by competitive bidding. Army officials expect the new bombers will have a top speed of 250 m.p.h., cruising speed of 220 m.p.h., ability to climb...
...third woman, Deon Craddock, followed a mixed diet of cereals, eggs, potatoes, vegetables and ice cream ranging between 1,100 and 1,200 calories per day. After a week she had reduced 2⅜ lb. to 142⅜ lb. The three expect to continue their "diet derby" until the month's end. But they are not altogether happy about the springtime sideshow they are providing for Chicago. Dr. Fishbein gave a lugubrious interview about their glands. Dr. Bundesen was making them believe themselves larded with excess blood vessels. Said he last week to the Herald & Examiner: "Each pound...
...When he does state a fact which lies outside his field, it is always annoying to discover that it is correct. Perhaps the final answer to this Professor of Music lies in his environment, The son of a Congregationalist minister and a practical mother, there was no reason to expect his talent. One brother teaches law at the University of California and another struggles with hopeless problems of taxes and finance. The youngest son of such a family is liable to be smothered by such a plethora of practicality. But Edward Ballantine never lost his individuality. Through his undergraduate days...
President Conant believes the best teacher is the man in whom is combined the faculty of inspiring students, and the ability to make valuable contributions towards the advancement of learning. He does not expect to find many men who excel in both qualities, but he is determined that when both qualities are latent in an instructor, one will not be sacrificed to the other. Such a plan is admirable. It is hard to conceive of a finer faculty than one whose members are encouraged to make their two missions supplement each other...