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Word: meres (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second room, in several fine Ingres, in a Delacroix and a Gericault and a whole sheaf by Degas; we discover it, still potent, in four cartoons of pure line, by Picasso. Certainly in those two rooms we contemplate a wondrous diversity of the human spirit, conveyed by the mere line and surface of drawings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Collections and Critiques | 2/4/1938 | See Source »

...faiths were invited. Such a service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Oxford Conference last summer, with the stipulation that it did not set a precedent. To many an Anglican and High Episcopalian, "open communion" is fraught with danger. To them this celebration is no mere Lord's Supper or fellowship meal; it is a sacrificial act performed by a priest of the historic ministry, or even (depending on their inclinations toward Catholicism) a repetition of the sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Toward Unity & Back | 1/31/1938 | See Source »

...world's greatest securities market is not, as most people suppose, the New York Stock Exchange. Together that exchange and 21 others in various U. S. cities trade in a mere 7,000 security issues. But the vast, inchoate and little publicized U. S. over-the-counter market deals with no less than 55,000. The dollar volume of business it handles has been estimated as much as 300% above that of the exchanges, but no one knows how great it is. Nor does anyone know exactly how many "otc" dealers there are. On January 1, 6,883 such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: SEC to O-T-C | 1/31/1938 | See Source »

This discrepancy between supply and demand becomes considerably more reasonable when only the qualified applicants are concerned. Publishing requires rare combination of business acumen and the capacity for discriminating judgment on the excellence of writers and mere bibliophiles. Its standards are high and rigorous. It is in that group of occupation of which one might say, "If you can possibly picture yourself in some other field, don't try to enter here...

Author: By Donald H. Moy er, OF THE ALUMNI PLACEMENT BUREAU | Title: Opportunities for Publishing Posts Scarce, Bureau States | 1/26/1938 | See Source »

...important and indispensable members of our communities puzzles many collegians and average-citizens alike. In this chapter of This Is College, COLLEGIATE DIGEST tells the picture story of the purely mechanical side of a dentist's education, reminding its readers that there is much more to dental training than mere chiseling and drilling. Follow this interesting and informative series taken in the University of Iowa's famed dental school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Training America's Dentists | 1/19/1938 | See Source »

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