Word: function
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Roosevelt, with more candour than tact, in her recent press conference put her finger right on the ultimate function of such an organization. In expressing the hope that the movement would bring down to earth many false notions concerning patriotism and loyalties, the first lady has expressed the increasingly ardent wish of many Americans. If the self-righteous Legionnaires and the Daughters of the American Revolution, or, as S. N. Behrman has called them, "the women with the affiliated bodies," cannot be persuaded to desert the high seats they have arrogated to themselves, as a last resort they must...
...last 50 years, no alcohol. His office is staffed entirely with Idahoans. He spends an hour at his correspondence before going to the Senate floor at noon. At 6 p. m. he usually busses home, goes out nowhere socially in the evening, except to an occasional formal function at the White House. Of a fortune of perhaps $100,000 which he had acquired before his election to the Senate, he has spent during the last 30 years some $50,000 in addition to his salary...
...send Whitings a psychologist to tell when the cows feel contented, or when the outlook for the future sours up. Nobody knows what part of the cud is Cream. But an official taster, specifically selected for a sensitive palate and delicate taste, would not only provide an important mechanical function, that of keeping bad milk off the tables, but would add to the kitchen that human element which is so essential a part of any large food purveying establishment. It is just this touch of individuality that gives world famous restaurants their reputations. Oscar of the Waldorf is no mere...
What is there left? First of all, there is the administration of undergraduate affairs, such as elections, which is carried on by individuals. Secondly, there is the valuable report-making function which is carried on in committees. Thirdly, there is the function as a safety-valve for both University Hall and students in infrequent emergencies which is carried on by the Council as a whole...
...these activities the Council only performs the report-making function above reproach. Its administration of undergraduate affairs has been marked by inefficiency which well-considered plans and rules could have avoided. It has failed to develop its function as "safety valve" to the point where it is exerting, the greatest possible benefit to the College and the student body...