Word: matter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plan." His business manager stated that the Lampoon unfortunately, was in no position to prevent foreclosure of the mortgage. Old Lampoon editors, the quondam rivals of the editors of the CRIMSON, and prominent Harvard Alumni, were unanimous in deploring the move made to throttle the Lampoon. "What does it matter if the Lampoon isn't funny", stated a former editor of the periodical, now with Life, "Fun's fun, and nobody will take it seriously...
...above notice, the original of which has recently been presented to the Baker Library of the Business School dates from the very early days when fire fighting, instead of being a purely personal matter, began to be conducted by an organized group. The first volunteer fire company was started in Philadelphia about 1740 by Benjamin Franklin and the system soon spread to the rest of the colonies. Before the introduction of these companies every respectable house holder kept a pair of leathern buckets in his room. When a fire occurred the townspeople pulled out the fire engine, a crude, hand...
...last named alternative has proved to be the most practical, and Mr. Bingham, having secured the consent of President Lowell and the Corporation last week, brought the matter up at the last meeting of the Athletic Committee where the proposal to erect permanent steel stands was unanimously approved...
Bishop Cannon is the first to receive the Christian Herald's award, which hereafter will be annual. Since the Christian Herald is the largest Protestant weekly in the U. S. its award is a matter of no small moment. In time, Editor High and Chain-Store Tycoon James Cash Penney, who is president of the Christian Herald Association, Inc., hope to have their award rated as a sort of Nobel prize for religion. Unlike the Nobel prizes, however, Christian Herald awards will go to none but U. S. citizens...
Very cautious and coy was that gruff Bulgarian elder statesman Nicholas Muchanoff, when he arrived in Rome last week, reputedly to represent Tsar Boris of Bulgaria in the matter of Princess Giovanna of Italy. This royal match has been rumored for so many years that incredulity must again be to the fore. All the same M. Muchanoff allowed himself to be most significantly quoted by the militant Fascist daily Il Tevere. At the very least his words served notice to Italians that a Roman Catholic princess need not switch to the Orthodox faith in order to become Bulgaria...