Word: matter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...matter of course, the Conservative majority in the Commons put through a motion of confidence in Premier Baldwin's course by a count...
During his eight years in Turkey, Mark Bristol has repeatedly "advised" the Young Turks, with a smile or a turtle-snap of his jaw, as occasion warranted. They took his advice in the matter of easing up on the Armenians-now no longer apt to be massacred like rats by Turks. They yielded when Admiral Bristol was grimly defending U. S. interests at the- drafting of the Treaty of Lausanne (TIME Aug. 6, 1923 et ante).* They wondered at his prodigious activities in directing U. S. relief among Baron Wrangel's shattered "White Russians" in Constantinople, and at Smyrna...
Died. James Stetson Metcalfe, 68, for 31 years dramatic editor of Life, then of Judge, then of the Wall Street Journal; in Manhattan. In 1906 he was barred from 47 theatres because of his criticisms. He took the matter through the courts, but the Court of Appeals upheld the managers. Subsequently a bill was passed at Albany making it a misdemeanor to refuse to sell a theatre ticket...
...need snap courses. And particularly for Juniors and Seniors: After three or four years here, one should have developed the initiative to study for himself, without external stimuli. The amount of outside work that a student does in the course should be a matter left for him to decide for himself, depending on his interest in the subject. He should theoretically be able to absorb enough from the lectures to pass. His should gradually approach the graduate student's attitude. Until then --we need snap courses. Columbia Spectator...
...suggestions about the proposed dining hall. May I add the recommendation that in consideration of the present laboratory and noon class schedules, the hall might well open for lunch at a quarter or half past eleven? I might also call attention to the fact that a matter of a few cents in the price of each meal might make a large difference in the proportion of students who would forsake restaurants to eat at the hall. Henry B. Brainerd...