Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...least better than 5-5-3. If so, few doubted that she was mistaken in her guile. The U. S. delegates were not blind to the fact that the U. S., capable of building about seven battleships to Japan's one on the basis of national wealth, will gain relatively little economically and lose relatively much in naval power by yielding further to Japan, whereas Japan may lose much both economically and in naval power by competitive building. Whatever Japan's reason for sending a big delegation to London, it did not decrease the chances of the Conference...
...Reasons that Americans will have for being thankful on Thanksgiving Day, 1935 (according to Presidential proclamation ): 1) "More and more of our people understand and seek the greater good of the greater number." 2) "Selfish purpose of personal gain at, our neighbor's loss, less and less asserts itself." 3) "Peace at home is strengthened by a growing willingness to common counsel." 4) "Our peace with other nations continues through recognition of our own peaceful purpose...
...second half of the question, namely Might and Rearmament, the chief local contest was that waged around the Admiralty's accredited "Big Navy" champion, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. He made the outstanding gain of the election by an individual Conservative. Obviously no local counts were of much significance, but those for Right & Might, as exemplified by Captain Eden's meagre victory and Admiral Keyes's rousing triumph, caught the fancy of election wiseacres...
...Stadium. Kelley will be Shaun of his glory, Moseley because Kelly Wilson show himself Amos twice as good. Harvard will get Palm of victory, and when they are Dunn giving the Snavely Yale boys the Dickens, it will be Curtins for the Blue hopes all Wright. Harvard will gain Miles of ground, but Blue will have to live on Love until they get back to their own Pond. Au revoir but not goodbye to faithful readers. Harvard 13, Yale 7; Princeton 20, Dartmouth 13; Commonwealth of Massachusetts 12, Ryan...
...that I think that the chief purpose of college is to train men for government service. I believe that the chief object of a college education is to gain an appreciation of art, literature, and music, in short, the finer things in life...