Word: good
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...water boundaries which are not barriers but highways should be furthered. Financially, we are rivalling England as Canada's largest creditor; the Dominion with its rich natural resources and universal prosperity will naturally receive a larger and larger share of our surplus capital. Politically, we can have nothing but good-will for Canada's free and democratic government, which is in many respects a model for our own. But without impugning Canada's splendid loyalty to the British Empire, we should support all agreements tending to unite more closely the great English-speaking commonwealths of North America...
Considering the difficulty of reaching men of the class now in the army or navy, a large number of ballots have already been returned. There has been a good deal of trouble, however, because of men failing to sign their ballots, or not voting for the right number of candidates in each case. All incomplete ballots must, of necessity, be thrown out. Ballots from men in the service must be signed, and there must be crosses in the squares opposite the names of seven men in the case of the Class Day Committee, two in that of the Class Committee...
...leader can never build up a new Russian nation. Kerensky was making an honest effort to do so, by getting all parties to work together. The task was too difficult for him and the captivating platform put forth by the internationalists, some of the planks of which are undeniably good, aided by German intrigue, steadily won the Russian workmen and soldiers. Soon they will learn their mistake. Trotsky will pass from the stage and his book will likewise pass, for it has neither literary, historical or inspirational value. Only for one reason is it worth reading, to find out what...
...attend "The Very Idea" for its mid-winter theatre party, but that's not saying it's an improper show. Vicarious parentage is ordinarily not an appropriate topic among the very best people, but William LeBaron, to whom this very idea was born, has spun three acts of good fun and humorous complication. Having resolved to poke fun at eugenics and its converts, he has only to introduce the child in the final act to hoist the humor to its climax. Which he does, and very deftly...
Ernest Truex, who was Very Good Eddie last season, is Gilbert this year, but he's still very good. A trifle naive and inexperienced, perhaps, but very good, nevertheless. Watching and listening to him, you can almost forget that he is only acting a part and that off-stage he has a few children of his own. What more can be said for, Mr. Truex...