Word: indifferentism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In the 1920s grape-growers ripped out the first-class European vines-the Pinot and Senillon and Riesling, which bore less than two tons of grapes to an acre-and replaced them with indifferent vines which bore up to ten. Reason: Prohibition's amateur vintners bought grapes by quantity...
Specifically, he advocated the use of the neutrality act in the Sino-Japanese war. "It makes no difference whether the law is good, bad, or indifferent, it is the law of the land and should be carried out."
Harvard is bucking the tide again. The university renowned for its indifference now refuses to be indifferent in the one matter where indifference seems to be the keynote of the collegiate day. This is as it should be. Religion is still a moving factor in human life, although in some...
In 1925, after his major-league playing career ended, Casey managed minor-league teams in Worcester (Mass.) and Toledo. In 1932 Brooklyn again brought him to the major leagues-as a coach. In 1934 he succeeded Max Carey as manager of the Dodgers, and, in the fall of 1936, after...
"Pass those November Hour Exams!" is the advice sung into the ears of Freshmen by worried parents and harried school principals every year at this time, and despite the monotony of the chant, it is sound counsel. For there can be no doubt that the instructors and section men take...