Word: gladly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...view of the fact that a large number of the students object to the preamble to the petition for voluntary prayers, now before the College, those interested in the movement have a decided opportunity to make an important change. There are many who would be glad to sign the petition, but who hesitate on account of what they call "revolutionary language," and the pledge to "concerted action." To succeed we must have everybody's signature; therefore the objectionable preamble has been torn off, and the petition stands alone, as presented in Tuesday's CRIMSON...
...another manifestation of the bureaucratic trend in American institutions, harsh and unfeeling, meting out judgment to wrongdoers. For with Christmas in the air, even the patriarch of Deans has fallen prey to the good will of the holiday season. As his present to upperclassmen, Dean Hanford has spread the glad tidings that no attendance will be taken Saturday in courses other than those regularly open to Freshmen...
...close of the War, the U. S. had enough fighting boats, built or building, swiftly to become undisputed master of the seas, the greatest naval power of all time. Japan, in that contingency, was glad to sign a body of treaties in which: the U. S. renounced future naval primacy and scrapped enormous quantities of war boats; Britain renounced her actual primacy, accepting equality with the U. S. for the first time; and Japan was granted a proud third place (ahead of France and Italy) upon binding herself to respect the territorial, integrity of China and the "Open Door." Today...
That breezy little Scot B. (for Bertie) C. (Charles) Forbes went back to 1928 to find anything like it, but the nation's storekeepers were glad to chant: "The best holiday trade since 1930." Christmas shopping in Washington started ten days earlier and was 30%, ahead of last year. Two big Atlanta department stores reported their business up 25%. In Memphis and Dallas there were merchants who were rubbing their hands over 50%, increases. Toy buying in Chicago was the best since boom days. And sober estimates last week placed the probable dollar volume of holiday buying 16%, above...
President and Mrs. Conant will be at home and glad to see all students in the University at the President's house, 17 Quincy Street, Sunday afternoon, December 16, between 4 and 6 o'clock...