Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that no penalty can be too severe, and an appeal to reason is futile. His natural resentment, fired by mob spirit and an underlying antagonism to the negro race, flares up uncontrolled. No matter how thoroughly he may agree, in a dispassionate mood, to every man's right of fair trial; no matter how well he may know that the offender will be punished by the courts, all that is forgotten in the heat of the moment...
...conclusion of the concert the audience did an unusual thing. It remained seated and called back Walter Piston, the conductor, three times. Apparently they were satisfied that under the continued masterful leadership of Mr. Piston, the present Harvard Orchestra bids fair to secure a place in the exclusive small circle of distinguished amateurs...
...suddenly announced last week that, after the naval ratio of the Big Three had been finally settled satisfactorily, France had turned the whole business topsy-turvy by asking for an increased navy, the news came as somewhat of a shock. All progress at Washington seemed to be in a fair way of being checked. The feeling of optimism that had spread over the country gave way to one of blank amazement. What did the French demands mean? She cannot pay for the navy she wants, said some; she is driving a bad bargain, said others. Many doubted her sincerity...
...jury system, our oldest and most treasured political heritage, is under fire. A prominent judge has recently made the following statement: "A jury in the average criminal case will give a fair verdict eight times out of ten. But it is different in civil cases involving money and business. In such cases, unless jurors can be found who have had business experience and are trained to weigh facts on their merits, the verdict is too apt to be in line with the small prejudices of small men". The average jury sitting on civil cases nowadays is little more than...
Although the Stadium is snow-cov-covered, graduates continue to write to the "Alumni Bulletin" about football. We hear opinion after opinion about who gets the tickets and who ought to get them, why, and why not. All this is pretty much beside the point; it is only fair to give the H. A. A. its chance to act voluntarily. Some time ago it made the following announcement: "A new committee will shortly be appointed. The H. A. A. will give its ideas to the committee, and it hopes that before another Yale game many of this year's problems...