Word: latinized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...venerable Borah has introduced a resolution into the Senate demanding an exhaustive senatorial investigation of the persecution of religion in Mexico, it appears that America has again committed a diplomatic blunder by not observing whose toes are being awkwardly tread upon. This characteristic American attitude of interference in Latin-American affairs, many foreign observers agree, is another step in the direction of making us the most cordially hated nation on earth...
...should Mr. Daniels be pushed upstairs--if need be to a seat in the Cabinet or some executive position under the Administration. A cordial, restrained, and tactful man of the type of Dwight Morrow is needed down in Mexico City, an ambassador who can readily adjust himself to the Latin game of international relations and yet retain a warmth of sympathy and understanding of their vexatious problems...
...learn whether the undergraduates support President Conant in his plea for abolition of the Latin requirement, the Student Council has drawn up a questionnaire which asks each man to give his opinion of the value of elementary language courses and of the desirability of liberalizing the present rules regarding minimum requirements...
Balance comes from two Latin words "bis" (twice) and "lan" (plate or scale). Webster's Dictionary defines balance as the "state of equipoise between the weights in opposing scales . . equilibrium, steadiness, stability." How far we have gotten away from equilibrium, steadiness, and stability in governmental fiscal policy is abundantly and graphically indicated by the above figures. The phrase that a thing is of no more importance "than zeros on the war debt" might well be amended to "on the treasury deficit...
...That would, perhaps, be an improvement over the present system, but every college graduate, except possibly the concentrators in science, should have a useful reading knowledge of two languages. But there is doubtful logic in restricting that knowledge to a modern and an ancient language. Instead a plan whereby Latin, Greek, French, German, Italian, and Spanish would be placed on a parity and each student would be required to have a reading knowledge of any two of them appears wiser and more logical. A reading knowledge of one language can be obtained in any reputable secondary school, and that should...