Word: membership
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Aside from securing University Hall support, the membership has demonstrated its intelligence. Past outdoor strikes have proven to be jamborees of one sort or another where unconcerned spectators are present merely "to see the fun". At other times meetings have degenerated into riots. Affirmatively regarded, an indoor meeting is more suitable, for peace, unfortunately, is not an essentially emotional subject, and its "message" cannot be most effectively delivered by a hoarse stump-speaker. Its appeal, devoid of such window-dressing as bands and flags, must be primarily made to reason...
...vote on whether the occasion of April 22 is to be called a "strike" or not might well have been referred to the total membership as the question of national affiliation was. The majority vote for "strike" causes some measure of sorrow. If the college approves, against what is the so-called strike directed? Another full-blooded word seems to be loosing its vitality through corruption of meaning, in a manner reminiscent of once expressive adjectives appropriated by the film industry...
...National Publicity Director of The American Legion, it will be my duty, upon instructions from my superiors, to call this to the attention of our entire membership. I shall be pleased to have your reply before taking that step...
...rumored that if the League Council (which acts in vital matters by unanimity) should attempt to impose sanctions on Germany this would be blackballed-by the vote of Denmark, scared Socialist neighbor of the Nazis. It was said that if the Council sought to re-admit Germany to membership in the Council, that would be blackballed by the Bolsheviks. As for the Fascists, there was a sardonic grin last week on the face of Benito Mussolini, who has mobilized in Europe 1,000,000 soldiers, not to mention his 300,000 in Africa. In London II Duce's envoy...
...formulation of a General Will'' among Russia's millions. The Party is outside the constitution; it broods over the body politic like the spirit over the waters. Its aim is, by precept and example, to leaven Russia's lump. To this end, half its membership is kept ''at the bench or in the mine;" the other half act as overseers to Russia's babeling pyramid of committees...