Word: felt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Youth is naturally rebellious. This hypothesis, though admittedly revolutionary, can be demonstrated by facts. Last fall the Freshman Discussion Club of Harvard broke out in open revolt against the big-brotherly, grand-motherly attitude with which they felt they were regarded by upperclassmen. Their young blood called for action and they said there was nothing they so much wanted as a good hazing...
...Chicago) was notably annoyed and the U. S. Department of Agriculture was somewhat alarmed (TIME, Mar. 23, 30, BUSINESS). Mr. Cutten was annoyed because he, the big holder of wheat and rye, was feeling bullish, and his enormous paper profits were being swept rudely into oblivion . Also , Mr. Cutten felt that the catastrophe had been timed purposely to do him injury, since it happened while he was on an automobile excursion, out of touch with his agents. U. S. Secretary Jardine was alarmed because the simultaneous action of the Messrs. Livermore and Howell suggested possible collusion to manipulate grain prices...
...most part, the Arms Traffic Conference at Geneva (TIME, May 11, 18) fired on all its cylinders, but there were several cases of ignition trouble, and it was felt that the engine was untrustworthy and might at any time develop more serious defects...
...spoon's owner, an engineer of the Chemical Treatment Co., felt his heart cockles glow warmly when he reopened his summer home recently and found this state of affairs. He had covered that spoon with "Crodon," a new alloy containing chromium (next to diamond, the hardest of all substances), which had been perfected for electroplating purposes by Prof. Colin G. Fink of Columbia University and some associates, of whom the spoon's owner...
...President Eliot once said that he had the most profound influence on students of any man in the history of the University; he was a man of the broadest and most liberal sympathies. The very comprehensive interpretation of Poetry, therefore, is altogether in keeping with his spirit which felt the essential poetic harmony of the various arts. In the present educational era where men are tempted to specialize or at best to concentrate largely on one field of knowledge, the establishment of certain courses where the student may have a better opportunity to "see life steadily and see it whole...