Word: higher
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...past winter has been a hard one for those higher officials in amateur athletics around whose heads have centered the storms of controversy raised by the charges of commercialism and over-emphasis that seemed more numerous than ever this year. But the season has been even less carefree in those regions beyond the pale where the professionals exploit their prowess for financial gain. Tex Richard, the leading promoter of boxing talent, having taken the new champion, Gene Tunny, under his wing, organized what is known as an elimination tournament to select an opponent for him. But the result resembled that...
...sound of a bell, monkeys which marathoned to the food box at the sight of a red card, children who opened hungry mouths when their wrists were pressed. These are examples of conditioned reflexes and upon this conditioning is based the difference between the lower and the higher animals, including...
Pavlov's researches have revolutionized the study of human psychology. Man is now regarded as a higher member of the animal kingdom psychologically as well as physiologically. On account of the greater complexity of the human brain, more types of reaction are possible but the underlying mechanics are the same. The recent work on shell shock has demonstrated what harm can arise from badly conditioned reflexes...
...linotype machines were made, visited plants of New York City newspapers, heard President Karl August Bickel of the United Press say: "The day of the hardboiled, cynical reporter with a bottle of whiskey in one pocket, and an American Mercury in the other, has passed. Ideals are higher now. . . . This condition has come about largely by reason of the influence of young people. This generation is the best we ever have had. One young man, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, raised the tone of journalism 25% by his flights to Europe, and Mexico and Central America. And that is the effort...
President Wilson once called him to Washington to talk about the LaFollette Seamen's Bill. Captain Dollar didn't want to see American sailors paid a minimum wage four times higher than the minimum wage for Japanese sailors. But though the bill was passed he went on beating Japanese competition. He sent his son Stanley to Washington to bid for five boats the U. S. had built for the War. His bid ($1,125,000 each; one third cash) was more than the Pacific Mail could offer. Stanley wired back...