Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Norris, prepared to campaign for a co-operative lunchroom. But when Lincoln's teachers tallied up the scores on attitude tests given the students before and after the trip, one thing that $9,100 of Sloan money had bought amazed them. Most of the class had been in favor of Government planning when they set out, and were more confirmed in that view when they returned. But no longer was a majority of the class in favor of Government ownership of utilities. Learning for the first time that there were two sides to the question, enough pro-Government-ownership...
Before the Assembly was a proposal to repeal a church law which, since the reign of Henry VIII, has forced the Church of England to consecrate any and all bishops appointed by the Crown (i.e., the Government). Speaking in favor of this, Lord Hugh reminded his fellows that the present Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, is a Unitarian, as are all his family. Said Churchman Cecil: "Whatever function he is called upon to perform under the Constitution, the present Prime Minister performs it thoroughly and conscientiously. Nevertheless ... he is ... a Unitarian Christian,* and it certainly does seem to me . . . that...
Principal spokesman for musical Zionism is fiery, bald-headed Lazare Saminsky, a Russo-Manhattanite who not only writes Israelite music, but books and articles expounding its principles and importance. Also prominent in the fold is soft-spoken Joseph Achron. whose smaller works, based on Hebrew themes, have won particular favor with solo recitalists. But foremost among all Zionist-minded composers stands crotchety Swiss-born Ernest Bloch, whose descriptive suite for piano and orchestra. Evocations, was given its first performance last week by the San Francisco Symphony under walrus-faced Pierre Monteux...
...every ten dominated was "not on the shelf," but that since he had appointed a special chaser is handle these "N. O. S." cases, only one book in forty could not be located when asked for. Even this was inefficient, he declared, and for that reason he did not favor more general use of the stacks...
Metcalf stated that he had no bias in favor of trained librarians, and would always get "the best man for the job." He indicated that for some posts it would be imperative to engage men who had studied to be librarians, but that for others, such as heads of music libraries, it would be impossible to find trained men with sufficient knowledge of the field...